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Anti Brexit campaigners hold banners near Parliament in London, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May was under pressure Wednesday to scrap a planned vote on her tattered Brexit blueprint — and to call an end to her embattled premiership — after her attempt at compromise got the thumbs-down from both her own Conservative Party and opposition lawmakers. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The Latest: Brexit: Senior Cabinet official quits UK govt

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FILE - This Oct. 20, 2015 file photo shows the Scunthorpe steel plant, now owned by British Steel, in Scunthorpe, England. Britain’s government pledged Tuesday May 21, 2019 to do its utmost to support British Steel amid reports the company is facing bankruptcy. (Anna Gowthorpe/PA via AP, File)

British Steel collapses, threatening thousands of jobs

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

Facebook flooded with far-right disinformation prior to EU elections, report warns

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, meets with European Council President Donald Tusk at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, May 20, 2019. (Yoan Valat/Pool via AP)

Macron says Bannon, Russians eroding Europe ahead of EU vote

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

The Final Exit Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The Tories face extinction by Nigel Farage of the Brexit Party

By Andrew Davies

British Politician Nigel Farage speaks on stage during a Brexit Party rally at Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green in Surrey, England, Sunday, May 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Nigel Farage taps anger in U.K.’s Brexit-dominated EU election

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech in London, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The British government is discussing how to tweak its proposed European Union divorce terms in a last-ditch attempt to get Parliament's backing for Prime Minister Theresa May's deal with the bloc. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool)

The Latest: Lawmakers to get vote on new Brexit referendum

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From left, Geert Wilders, leader of Dutch Party for Freedom, Matteo Salvini, J&#246;rg Meuthen, leader of Alternative For Germany party, and Marine Le Pen, attend a rally organized by League leader Matteo Salvini, with leaders of other European nationalist parties, ahead of the May 23-26 European Parliamentary elections, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, May 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Nigel Farage, Marine Le Pen, Matteo Salvini surge ahead of European Parliament elections

By Jabeen Bhatti and Eric J. Lyman — Special to The Washington Times

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May with her husband Philip leave after a church service near her Maidenhead constituency, England, Sunday May 19, 2019. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

Seeking Brexit support, May offers vote on new referendum

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

EU’s Frontex deploys border guard teams in Albania

By LLAZAR SEMINI - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 20, 2018 file photo, Catoctin Creek Distillery whiskey is on display in a tasting room in Purcellville, Va. American whiskey producers feeling the pain from the Trump administration’s trade disputes have gotten a shot of relief with an agreement announced Friday, May 24, 2019 that will end retaliatory tariffs that Canada and Mexico slapped on whiskey and other U.S. products. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

American distillers welcome end of tariffs in Canada, Mexico

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Cars for export and import are stored in front of containers on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at the harbor in Bremerhaven, Germany, with 2 million vehicles per annum one of the largest automobile hubs in the world. US President Donald Trump is delaying any decision to impose tariffs on car and auto-part imports for now. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

EU rejects claim that its car exports threaten US security

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French President Emmanuel Macron poses for photos with supporters in Biarritz, southwestern France, Friday, May 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

No more Mr Europe: Macron forced to curb EU ambitions

By SYLVIE CORBET and ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

Meeting rooms and a poster of the committee against the EU gun laws and policies, prior to the committee's meeting in Burgdorf, Switzerland, Sunday, May 19, 2019. Swiss voters clearly accepted EU's stricter gun control at the national ballot. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP)

Switzerland approves stricter gun laws

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

In this May 22, 2019, photo, farmer Tim Bardole pauses for a photo as he plants a field near Perry, Iowa. Donald Trump won the presidency by winning rural America, in part by pledging to use his business savvy and tough negotiating skills to take on China and put an end to trade practices that have hurt farmers for years. While the prolonged fight has been devastating to an already-struggling agriculture industry, theres little indication Trump is paying a political price. (Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Donald Trump’s trade war with China threatens farm vote

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Meeting rooms and a poster of the committee against the EU gun laws and policies, prior to the committee's meeting in Burgdorf, Switzerland, Sunday, May 19, 2019. Swiss voters clearly accepted EU's stricter gun control at the national ballot. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP)

Swiss voters approve tighter gun laws, lining up with the EU

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

A baby is loaded into the rescue vessel of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms, after being rescued in the Central Mediterranean Sea at 45 miles from Al Khums, Libya. (AP Photo/Olmo Calvo, File)

Libyan migrants boost anti-immigrant League in Italy

By Eric J. Lyman — Special to The Washington Times

Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen addresses the media during a press conference at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria, Saturday, May 18, 2019. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has called for an early election after the resignation of his vice chancellor spelled an end to his governing coalition. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber)

Austrian president eyes September as best time for new vote

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron listens to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as they hold a press conference after a meeting at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Thursday, May 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Emmanuel Macron forced to curb ambitions for Europe

By Sylvie Corbet and Angela Charlton - Associated Press

Meeting rooms and a poster of the committee against the EU gun laws and policies, prior to the committee's meeting in Burgdorf, Switzerland, Sunday, May 19, 2019. Swiss voters clearly accepted EU's stricter gun control at the national ballot. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP)

The Latest: Swiss voters back tighter gun laws

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