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UK admits to breaking EU treaty as top legal official quits

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain yesterday admitted that it may break international law by rewriting parts of its Brexit divorce treaty relating to Northern Ireland, sparking widespread criticism and clouding the latest round of fraught EU trade talks.

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