Brexit

A woman holds a sign that says "Sex workers and residents against police raids and closures."

This English collective says Brexit unfairly targets sex workers for deportation

Romanian sex workers are reporting that they're being harassed and threatened with arrest and deportation by police, says the London Collective of Prostitutes. The group has published a pamphlet titled,"Sex workers are getting screwed by Brexit."

This English collective says Brexit unfairly targets sex workers for deportation
Facebook logo with the Russian flag

Britain asks Facebook for information about suspected Russian influence in Brexit

Britain asks Facebook for information about suspected Russian influence in Brexit
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street, in London

The UK prime minister calls early elections — for just seven weeks from now

The UK prime minister calls early elections — for just seven weeks from now
At the Camlough Cattle Mart, which serves Crossmaglen. Farmers are worried how competitive their beef will be in a post-Brexit world.

Farmers in Northern Ireland know Brexit will be bad for them — they just don't know how bad

Farmers in Northern Ireland know Brexit will be bad for them — they just don't know how bad
Darren Grimes, a young Brexit campaigner, making political calls.

This young, LGBT advocate isn’t your average Brexiteer

This young, LGBT advocate isn’t your average Brexiteer
Theresa May's Brexit letter

Brexit: The end of a loveless marriage

The divorce is going to take a while.

Brexit: The end of a loveless marriage

Ali Smith’s “Autumn”

Ali Smith’s new book “Autumn” is being heralded as the first great post-Brexit novel. Kurt talks with her about politics, art, and the very nature of time.

Ali Smith’s “Autumn”
The British Union Flag, right, and a Scottish Saltire flag fly above the Scottish Office in Whitehall, with the London Eye wheel seen behind, in London.

Scotland's leader wants another independence vote before Brexit

A breakup upon a breakup? Scotland this week said it's planning to hold another independence referendum, and that's tripping up Prime Minister Theresa May, as she prepares to trigger Britain's own divorce from the European Union.

Scotland's leader wants another independence vote before Brexit
Louis Marinelli is head of the Yes California independence campaign, but he doesn't live in California. His home is in Russia.

The leader of the California independence movement lives in Russia

A once fringe idea, some Californians are now seriously contemplating Calexit.

The leader of the California independence movement lives in Russia
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street in London, Britain March 1, 2017.

Britain will 'fight back' if no EU deal ahead of Brexit

Finance minister Philip Hammond said Sunday that Britain would "do whatever we need to do" to be competitive if the country left the European Union without concluding a trade agreement.

Britain will 'fight back' if no EU deal ahead of Brexit
In this photo, migrant families had just crossed the border from Serbia to Croatia, on Sept. 24, 2015.

Trump's new ad plays on Europe's refugee crisis — and the videographer is fuming

A new Donald Trump presidential campaign ad features streams of people walking underneath a bridge, while the Republican candidate’s voice speaks of “massive illegal immigration” to the US.

Trump's new ad plays on Europe's refugee crisis — and the videographer is fuming
Kensington Creperie

A French eatery in London adapts to Brexit by buying local

The UK government won't start the process of leaving the EU until early 2017, but businesses are already feeling the effects.

A French eatery in London adapts to Brexit by buying local
East London street scene

Britain's undergoing an identity crisis

As the dust settles, post-Brexit vote, conflicting views remain of what it means to be British, and on what enhances and what threatens that identity. Host Mary Kay Magistad visited London, and chats with people on different sides of the issue, with takes on identity, immigration and borders that defy stereotypes.

Britain's undergoing an identity crisis
Brexit ballot

What does Brexit mean for the Paris climate agreement?

Brexit, the recent vote in Great Britain to leave the European Union, has roiled global financial markets, pushed the British pound to a 30-year low against the dollar and raised questions about how the UK and EU will now deal with the environment.

What does Brexit mean for the Paris climate agreement?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (R) review the honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany July 20, 2016.

Lots to discuss between Britain and Germany, but no Brexit talk yet

British Prime Minister Theresa May met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in her first foreign trip. Despite the country's pending EU exit, it was barely discussed.

Lots to discuss between Britain and Germany, but no Brexit talk yet