What to Know About the U.K.’s Vote on Leaving the European Union

Citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will vote Thursday on the U.K.'s membership of the European Union. Economists, politicians and people from all over the world forecast that a vote for Britain to leave the E.U., known as 'Brexit' would be catastrophic for Britain and could create economic and political shockwaves that could crash through Europe and onto the U.S. and the rest of the world.

UK’s Cameron faces day of reckoning with EU vote

After five years in coalition, the Conservatives won a surprise clear majority in the May 2015 general election, allowing them to rule alone. After years of seeing his premiership buffeted by rows over Europe, British Prime Minister David Cameron faces his day of reckoning for country and career in Thursday's EU referendum.

‘Brexit’ could have Seacoast impact

Decisions made across the Atlantic Ocean often seem worlds away to most Americans. But in today's increasingly globalized world, votes such as the June 23 referendum in the United Kingdom deciding whether to leave the European Union can have a significant impact on the United States - and here on the Seacoast.

The Midge: Gulp – is Britain steaming towards the exit door on Europe?

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Daughter of American rep. returns state award to Hungary

The daughter of the late Rep. Tom Lantos is returning a state award to Hungary to protest the same award being presented to a nationalist journalist described as racist and anti-Semitic, JTA reported Monday. Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett joins about 100 other Hungarians or people of Hungarian heritage in returning the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit, to protest the recognition last month of the right-wing journalist and columnist Zsolt Bayer for his writings.

German Parliament labels Armenians’ killings as genocide

Two Northern California police officers were shot after a traffic stop turned violent, prompting a manhunt that involved a house by house search that lasted well into the night. A gunman suspected of shooting and wounding two Northern California police was holed up in a house early Thursday in an armed standoff with law officers, authorities said.

Trump to visit UK day after ‘Brexit’ vote

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will visit the United Kingdom on June 24, the day that final results from the highly anticipated "Brexit" vote are expected to be tallied. Trump spokesperson Hope Hicks confirmed that Trump will travel to Scotland on the 24 to visit the Turnberry Golf Resort, a property he has been working to open since buying the Turnberry hotel in 2014.

Abe claims success as G-7 leaders back action on economies

From Left to right; Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Secretary-General Jose Angel Gurria, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Laos' President Bounnhang Vorachit, European Union Council President Donald Tusk, Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Chad's President Idriss Deby, U.S. President Barack Obama, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, France's President Francois Hollande, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, European Union Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and Asian ... (more)

Japan urges G-7 to avert another economic crisis

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, stands with other leaders of Group of Seven industrial nations, from left, European Council President Donald Tusk, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Barack Obama, Abe, French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker as they pose for the family photo during the first day of the G-7 summit meetings in Shima, Japan, Thursday, May 26, 2016.

Grayling urges US to ‘stand aside’ as UK reaches EU decision

Transatlantic relations must remain strong even if the UK votes to leave the EU, Chris Grayling urged Americans as he took the Brexit campaign to America. The Commons leader said "the view from Washington" wasn't the way to judge what was in Britain's best interests as he renewed criticism of Barack Obama for publicly backing a Remain vote and urged Americans to stay out of the debate.