Jul 01 How well do you know the world: Brexit fallout and soccer shock By Larisa Epatko This week, Brits were still coming to terms with their decision to leave the EU, an airport in Turkey was bombed, and a soccer commentator went berserk. Take our 5-minute quiz about these world events and more. Continue reading
Jun 30 Boris Johnson will not run for UK prime minister By Corinne Segal Boris Johnson, who was expected to be a leading candidate for prime minister of the United Kingdom following the contentious Brexit vote announced Thursday that he will not seek the office. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 5:37 Digging into the Brexit vote's stark generation gap By PBS News Hour In British households and across the United Kingdom, the question of whether the nation should break away from the European Union split along one clear dividing line. In general, older voters voted to leave, while younger voters wanted to remain. Continue watching
Jun 28 Obama says he doesn't anticipate 'major, cataclysmic changes' from EU exit By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama isn't expecting "major, cataclysmic changes" as a result of Britain's pending exit from the European Union. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 7:53 The DisUnited Kingdom? Scotland renews push for 'liberation' after Brexit By PBS News Hour When Scottish voters decided two years ago to remain part of the United Kingdom, many thought the raucous independence drive was settled. Think again. Brexit has brought the push to break from London roaring back because the Scots very much… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 3:51 The sky is not falling: World leaders look to calm the Brexit jitters By PBS News Hour British Prime Minister David Cameron tried Monday to assure the world that Brexit isn’t the calamity it’s being made out to be. Despite Germany’s warning against long-term uncertainty, he said the UK is taking a go-slow approach to the divorce. Continue watching
Jun 27 Brexit to Nexit: What happens now that the UK voted to leave the EU? By Larisa Epatko A divided UK voted to leave the European Union last week, and Brits are coming to the realization of what it all means. We spoke to Daniela Schwarzer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States about what comes… Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH VIDEO: David Cameron speaks to parliament about Brexit By Larisa Epatko In a 9-minute speech to the British parliament, UK Prime Minister David Cameron sought to calm jitters over Thursday's vote to exit the European Union, known as "Brexit."… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 2:42 Scottish leaders renew push to exit UK following Brexit vote By PBS News Hour In a 2014 referendum, Scotland decided to remain a part of the United Kingdom. But following the UK’s vote last week to leave the European Union, Scottish leaders are now renewing the push to exit the UK in order to… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 4:29 Foreign-born workers in the UK share their fears for the future By Mori Rothman, Melanie Saltzman, Saskia de Melker Uncertainty prevails in Britain after Brexit has left immigrants feeling vulnerable. The service sector, a large part of the British economy, is also a big employer of foreigners, which means these workers may be hit hard. Hari Sreenivasan reports from… Continue watching