Leo Varadkar

Stocks savaged, Italy on lockdown; US President Donald Trump seeks to reassure as coronavirus spreads

Major European stock markets dived more than 7 percent, Japanese indexes fell over 5 percent and US markets sank over 7 percent after Saudi Arabia launched an oil price war with Russia

Sinn Fein on the threshold: Party with old IRA ties soars in deadlocked Irish election; results due today or tomorrow

Sinn Fein, a leftist party long ostracised from Irish politics over its ties to sectarian violence, won the popular vote and seized its largest-ever share of parliamentary seats in the country’s national elections this weekend, according to results released on Sunday

Britain, EU claim 'lot of work' to be done to secure agreement on new divorce deal as Brexit talks to continue today

Britain and the European Union said on Sunday a lot more work would be needed to secure an agreement on Britain’s departure form the bloc

After public row between London and Brussels, EU and Britain begin 'intense' Brexit talks

A flurry of activity has brought the fraught bargaining process to a new level as Britain’s scheduled departure date of 31 October grows ever closer

Boris Johnson, Irish PM Leo Varadkar say they could see a 'pathway' to reaching Brexit deal after last-ditch talks

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar said Thursday they could see a 'pathway' to reaching a Brexit deal after meeting for last-ditch talks

British PM Boris Johnson to meet Irish counterpart for last-ditch Brexit talks days before 31 October deadline

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday meet his Irish counterpart for last-ditch Brexit talks, with just days left to strike an EU divorce deal

Irish PM Leo Varadkar says ‘very difficult' to secure Brexit agreement by next week after phone call with Boris Johnson

Johnson has consistently said the United Kingdom would leave the EU on 31 October with or without a deal

Ex-PM David Cameron expresses no regrets on sparking Brexit referendum, accuses Boris Johnson of 'appalling' behaviour during pre-vote

Former British prime minister David Cameron said Friday he had no regrets about launching the Brexit referendum but accused current PM Boris Johnson of behaving 'appallingly' during the pre-vote campaigning

British Parliamentary speaker warns Boris Johnson to not disobey law by refusing to ask for Brexit delay, vows to thwart any attempt to sidestep legislation

Britain's parliamentary speaker has warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to disobey the law by refusing to ask for a Brexit delay and vowed to thwart any attempt to circumvent legislation

UK's worst-case no-deal Brexit plan will lead to food shortages and public disorder, warns 'Operation Yellowhammer report' published by British govt

The British government’s plans for a no-deal Brexit warn of severe disruption to cross-Channel routes, affecting the supply of medicines and certain types of fresh foods, and say that protests and counter-protests will take place across the country