Police Attacked With Petrol Bombs in Northern Ireland

Police officers and their vehicles were attacked with petrol bombs while conducting targeted searches against members of the dissident paramilitary group, the New IRA, in Londonderry, Ireland, Monday, September 9. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, facing staunch opposition at home, told Ireland’s leader Monday that a new Brexit deal can be reached so Britain leaves the European Union by the Oct. 31 deadline. Speaking alongside Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in Dublin, Johnson said a deal on the Irish border question can be secured in time to enable a smooth British departure from the EU by the scheduled Brexit date. He said a no-deal departure from the European Union would represent a “failure of statecraft” and that all sides would bear a responsibility for that.