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There will "under no circumstances" be "checks at or near the border in Northern Ireland" in the UK's new proposal for a Brexit withdrawal deal, says Boris Johnson at the Conservative Party Conference. SOUNDBITE
Michel Barnier, European Commission Chief Negotiator for Article 50 Negotiations with the UK says the Brexit deal prevents a 'hard' border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. SOUNDBITE
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May says she will bring forward new ideas on how to handle trade over the Northern Irish border, after EU leaders rejected her Brexit plan. SOUNDBITE
At the Vaalimaa border post between Finland and Russia a long queue of Russian cars stretches behind the frontier the day after President Vladimir Putin announced a partial draft of reservists to fight in Ukraine. Finland said Wednesday it is is preparing a national solution to "limit or completely prevent" tourism from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
Cars queue on the Ukrainian side of the Ukraine-Poland border, not far from Lviv. According to the United Nations more than half a million people have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion, with more than half fleeing into Poland. IMAGES
The EU offers to reduce customs checks and paperwork on British products intended for its province of Northern Ireland in the hope of averting a new Brexit clash with Britain. SOUNDBITE