Britain votes to leave EU, Cameron quits, markets rocked
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow since World War Two to the European project of forging greater unity.
Venezuela dialogue could open way for international help: U.S. diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dialogue between the Venezuelan government and opposition could provide a platform from which they could request help from the international community, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Tom Shannon said on Frida…
Brazil prosecutor recommends barring Planning Minister from office
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A prosecutor at Brazil’s federal audit court (TCU) recommended that it should bar acting Planning minister Dyogo Oliveira from public office for involvement in an accounting scandal under the previous government, according to a do…
German officials warn against EU “revenge” for UK Brexit vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – The 27 countries left in the European Union after Britain’s vote to leave should refrain from taking revenge, but focus on building consensus in areas such as security, migration and economic growth, German officials said Friday.
Nexit, Frexit or Italeave? British vote fires up EU’s ‘Outers’
LONDON/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Britain’s vote to leave the European Union fired up populist eurosceptic parties across the continent on Friday, giving fresh voice to their calls to leave the bloc or its euro currency.
Pope on visit to Armenia cites “genocide”, likely to anger Turkey
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Pope Francis departed from his prepared text on Friday to use the word “genocide” to describe the mass killings of Armenians in 1915, a description that infuriated Turkey when he said it a year ago.
Seeking new routes, Central American migrants at risk of trafficking
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Migrants from Central America making the overland journey through Mexico are seeking out new, hidden routes to evade deportation, putting them a greater risk of being trafficked, experts say.
EU’s Tusk says 27 EU leaders determined to keep unity after Brexit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders are determined to keep the unity of the EU after Britain voted to leave the 28-nation bloc, the chairman of the leaders Donald Tusk said on Friday, noting the EU had been prepared for such an outcome.
What next for EU after Brexit bombshell? The usual..
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – As Britain’s shock decision to leave the party broke on the European Union on Friday, EU ministers met as planned in Luxembourg, where they reacted to the news but quickly moved on to what the bloc does best — sticking to the ro…
Libyan forces clash with militants in Sirte, 14 dead: official
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan forces fighting Islamic State in its stronghold of Sirte said on Friday that four of their troops and 10 militants were killed in heavy clashes around the port area as militants tried to flee the city under siege.
