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Northern Irish police finds bomb attached to a truck timed for Brexit

Northern Irish police said Thursday they had found a bomb attached to a truck which was intended to go off as the UK left the European Union. The Continuity IRA (Irish Republican Army), a dissident paramilitary group, were blamed for planting what detectives said was a viable device. Dissident republicans like the Continuity IRA seek Northern Ireland's integration into the Republic of Ireland through violent means. Police said a sketchy warning call was made to a media outlet on January 31 -- the day the United Kingdom left the EU -- about a device on a truck in Belfast docks, due to take a ferry to mainland Britain. Searches were conducted and nothing was found. But on Monday, a more detailed warning call said the device had been attached to a truck trailer belonging to a particular haulage company. It was found inland at an industrial estate in Lurgan, southwest of Belfast, and was made safe by British army bomb disposal experts. Police believe the Continuity IRA thought the t

Brexit: A new dawn, says Boris Johnson; an alarm bell, says Macron

The French President Emmanuel Macron warned Brexit was an "alarm bell" for the EU

'Optimism and regret': UK papers rejoice, mourn as Britain leaves EU

Britain's partisan papers met Brexit with the same unbridled joy and tearful anguish that was felt across the streets and pubs of Britain on Friday night

Flag-waving Britons cheer as Britain takes departure from European Union

Britain's exit from the EU ends 47 years of union with Europe. It also draws a line under a bitter and divisive wrangle over whether, when and how the country should cut its ties to the bloc

Brexit Day: Businesses see promising India-UK trade ties ahead

Leading trade organisations and Indian entrepreneurs see this as an exciting time for the India-UK trade and economic partnership to be taken to a new level

Brexit: European Union chiefs hail 'new dawn for Europe' as UK quits

Britain's 47-year membership of the bloc will end on the stroke of 2300 GMT -- midnight Brussels time, three and a half years after a shock referendum vote to leave

Britain all set to leave EU. What next for the country and its people?

Nothing will change for most people in Britain thanks to the transition period, which preserves the status quo until at least December 31, 2020

Job cut, staff relocation: India Inc gears for Brexit as UK set to leave EU

Analysts said the lower utilisation of its UK plant due to Brexit would lead to higher production cost for each unit and squeezing its margins

Top events of the day: Economic survey, UK set to leave EU, and more

Bank employees union to go on a nation wide strike starting today, India plans to evacuate its citizens in Wuhan. Here're the top events of the day to keep an eye on

The French fishermen who could sink Britain's post-Brexit ambitions

The fishing row shows how just one small industry - which plays a tiny economic role but has outsize political influence - can undo Britain's ambitions of landing a wider deal

Brexit: Indian exporters cautious but hopeful ahead of Wednesday vote

India's second and third-largest markets for outbound IT services, which stood at $136 billion in 2018-19, according to Nasscom

Pompeo tries to salvage a post-Brexit Britain alliance amid growing rift

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been touting the prospects of a big new trade deal with the United States that can fill the void of Britain's departure from the European Union on Friday

Brexit Day to be sealed as EU Parliament is set to cast final vote

The EU underlines that the next, thornier phase of the split -- working out a treaty to define the future relationship between the two sides -- is about to begin

PM Boris Johnson signs agreement for Britain to leave European Union

'Today I have signed the Withdrawal Agreement for the UK to leave the EU on January 31st, honouring the democratic mandate of the British people,' Johnson said

Abating uncertainties on trade, Brexit to help global growth: Lagarde

The US also expects the second phase of negotiations for a trade deal with China to begin soon

Boris Johnson's Brexit bill hits hiccup on EU citizens' right to residence

At present EU nationals can register online to confirm their settled status, but receive no physical proof.

Will work 'day and night' for post-Brexit trade deal with Britain: EU chief

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said that formal talks would begin at the end of February or early March and simultaneously cover a range of issues

UK PM Boris Johnson rejects Scottish call for new independence referendum

Scots voted then by 55 percent to 45 percent against breaking away from the rest of the United Kingdom, and Johnson said Edinburgh had agreed to abide by that decision

PM Boris Johnson calls on public to crowdfund Big Ben Brexit bongs

Some eurosceptic lawmakers have been pushing for a celebratory peal to mark Brexit at 2300 GMT on January 31, despite the tower in which the world-famous bell is housed being closed for repairs

Brexit: Miles to go

The harder part of the negotiations begins