Boris Johnson's Brexit backstop bid rejected by EU leaders https://t.co/fLxYMTuTo3 pic.twitter.com/oBPl5cwRRV

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) August 20, 2019

I have written to @eucopresident about key aspects of the UK’s approach to Brexit, problems with the “backstop” & the Government’s commitment to the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement whether there is a deal with the EU or not.https://t.co/7JYdIsZdjB pic.twitter.com/Sc6WjDPdkw

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) August 19, 2019

EU response to Boris Johnson letter:

“The EU regrets that the new United Kingdom government wants to replace a legally operative solution with a commitment to try to find a solution – yet to be found – by the end of the transition period.” pic.twitter.com/G56adO5gyK

— Alberto Nardelli (@AlbertoNardelli) August 20, 2019

Boris Johnson is yet to come up with an alternative plan that avoids a hard border in Ireland, says EU Commission spokesperson Natasha Bertaud, as UK PM writes to EU officials asking them to scrap the backstophttps://t.co/tZhTuJRhYh pic.twitter.com/6vPD2QAFJn

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) August 20, 2019

EU now watching with bemused disbelief the UK sawing its own leg off while shouting “you’d better watch out or we’ll saw the other one off too and then you’ll be really sorry!”

— Simon Schama (@simon_schama) August 20, 2019

Boris Johnson orders UK officials to not attend meetings with EU from September 1 https://t.co/Slvm3tA0Fl pic.twitter.com/TLzExV0awV

— The Independent (@Independent) August 20, 2019

Boris Johnson's letter to the EU is a wind-up. It unilaterally reneges on a joint report signed by UK negotiators in December 2017 saying the UK would align with the single market "in the absence of agreed solutions". He has no mandate for this… pic.twitter.com/QMsWEjxhvo

— Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) August 20, 2019

Boris Johnson accuses EU of being "a bit negative" about prospects of reaching #Brexit deal. The UK PM says he believes "we'll get there" and has promised to "go at it with a lot of oomph" https://t.co/CzEkRDAo19 pic.twitter.com/21pssiPThD

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) August 20, 2019

English political elites don't know how to deal with Varadkar because a) he doesn't fit into any near Irish stereotype to which they've been accustomed with previous Irish leaders b) The Irish are now more powerful than us, which the English can't even even begin to internalise. https://t.co/ZwGvG1gqgQ

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) August 20, 2019

Great discussion with Prime Minister @BorisJohnson today. We talked about Brexit and how we can move rapidly on a US-UK free trade deal. I look forward to meeting with Boris this weekend, at the @G7, in France!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2019

NEW: The Trump administration is expected to announce new rules that would allow for the longer term detention of families traveling with children across the U.S.-Mexico border, according to two government officials familiar with the plan. https://t.co/QjiDN5RCK4

— ABC News (@ABC) August 20, 2019

ICE renews contract with software company co-founded by top Trump adviser https://t.co/zZh5aicylh pic.twitter.com/zA4v4yRFbM

— The Hill (@thehill) August 20, 2019

JUST IN: Trump called NRA chief to tell him universal background checks are off the table: report https://t.co/ejHmiW4HhN pic.twitter.com/gIe2OGH8NR

— The Hill (@thehill) August 20, 2019

Nearly 80% of US Jews voted for the Democrats in the 2018 mid-term elections. Trump says they show "a great disloyalty". One of the definitive antisemitic tropes is "Jews are not loyal to their nation". This is straightforward antisemitism. https://t.co/fCOtPrfB3H

— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) August 20, 2019

“Like” a lunatic? That’s generous, I’m afraid. This man is unhinged. https://t.co/YFpRZe6Pph

— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) August 20, 2019

Why do republicans think Democrats are trying to sabotage the economy? Because that's what they did to Obama https://t.co/CX9oXUyhzA

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) August 20, 2019

Asked about the Kashmir crisis, President Trump says that “Kashmir is a very complicated place. You have the Hindus, and you have the Muslims, and I wouldn’t say they get along so great. And that’s what you have right now.” pic.twitter.com/mss0w8U9Hd

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 20, 2019

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo says ISIS strong in some areas: CBS https://t.co/2M48J2O26q pic.twitter.com/MgHMSSwVmI

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 20, 2019

This isn’t remotely normal. https://t.co/hpNU4J8NXg

— George Little (@georgelittledc) August 20, 2019

On trade, can Trump drive a wedge between France and Germany at the G7? pic.twitter.com/ngcwqBZl5Y

— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) August 20, 2019

China installs enough solar panels to cover a football field every hour of every day pic.twitter.com/29Nnj7x2Ld

— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) August 20, 2019

Hiding in plain sight: more holes in enforcement of sanctions against North Korea—and the route by which Kim Jong Un can still get his hands on uber-lux Mercedes.

Suspected North Korean coal smugglers made 8 port calls in Japan – Nikkei Asian Review https://t.co/SRsVN9Nt0Q

— Robert Ward (@RobertAlanWard) August 20, 2019