BRUSSELS: Britain and the EU failed to strike a Brexit divorce deal after a dispute over the Irish border scuppered talks in Brussels on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), but both said they were confident of reaching an agreement later this week.

British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker appeared to have made a breakthrough on easing Dublin’s concerns about future frontier arrangements.

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