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THE EU is likely to retaliate against the UK Government if Boris Johnson picks a fight over the Northern Ireland Protocol, according to reports.

The European Union would launch legal action and possibly impose countermeasures against Britain if London takes unilateral action that undermines the Northern Ireland protocol, Ireland's foreign minister warned on Wednesday.

The European Union needs partnership from Britain rather than threats of unliateral action if the two sides are to reach a compromise on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland in the coming weeks, Ireland's Foreign Minister said.

The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister was speaking as counting began in the Assembly election.

Iranian authorities issued "secret directives" to the security and the judiciary units to prepare for public protests after an increase in food prices due to fears of the collapse of the Vienna talks, Iranian sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. The sources said that the security services, police, riot control, the judiciary,…

Defence Minister Simon Coveney was also at the service, which included a mass and a ceremony at the grave of the 1916 leaders

In the clip, Mr Kiselyov speaks of an attack on the “British Isles” as footage plays of the islands of Ireland and Britain being wiped off the map by a nuclear weapon

In the clip, Mr Kiselyov speaks of an attack on the “British Isles” as footage plays of the islands of Ireland and Britain being wiped off the map by a nuclear weapon

Minister Ryan also indicated the Russian ambassador in Dublin, Yury Filatov, will be hauled in over it