LONDON (AP) – Ten years ago, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a referendum that forges political identities to this day and that shattered a half-century project to get closer to the continent. Brexit, short for British exit, became a reality on June 23, 2016, when 52% – or more than 17 million people – voted to leave the EU.
U.S. VP Vance speaks at opening of U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland on deal to end the war
Indian PM Modi leads Yoga day celebrations in Kolkata
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
Today is Sunday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2026. There are 193 days left in the year. Summer begins today. Today in history: On June 21, 1788, the United States Constitution went into effect as New Hampshire became the required ninth state to ratify it.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – Deeply divided voters in Colombia are choosing their next president in a runoff Sunday that pits a progressive against a conservative outsider, with both candidates tapping into fears of a renewed internal conflict. The options before voters are business owner and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda.
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) – Anti-government roadblocks that have isolated Bolivia’s capital La Paz and other major cities were still being cleared Sunday, a day after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency that was later overwhelmingly ratified by parliament.
Pope Leo XIV visits Pavia and Sant’Angelo Lodigiano during day trip to northern Italy
CHICAGO (AP) – A spate of shootings in Chicago has led to at least 38 injuries and seven deaths since Friday evening, police say, prompting President Donald Trump to renew his call for a military intervention in the nation’s third-largest city.
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