On the Brexit: UK, EU divorce

People walk past a "Vote Leave" sign as they arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 23, 2016. (AFP photo)

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this episode of On the News Line:

Real reason UK leaves EU

Months of intense campaigning between the supporters and opponents of Britain’s exit from the European Union has come to an end with the Leave camp emerging victorious. Prime Minister David Cameron, who had backed the campaign to remain in the EU, announced that he will step down by October. Cameron also said it would be up to his successor to fire the starting gun on exit negotiations.  However EU leaders have insisted that the UK must move swiftly to negotiate leaving the bloc. France's foreign minister has urged Britain to quickly appoint a new prime minister so that the process of the country's exit from the EU can begin.

The battle of the century in Syria

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement making a new speech on regional developments. As usual, Nasrallah dedicated a major part of his remarks to the war in Syria. This time, he spoke of the battle for Aleppo. While calling the fight for the city the greatest battle in Syria, the leader of Hezbollah noted that the resistance movement cannot and will not withdraw from the area regardless of casualties which are possible in the war.  He said: "The defense of Aleppo is the defense of the rest of Syria.

Sanders remains relevant

US senator Bernie Sanders has said he will vote for Hillary Clinton in the presidential election but he has stopped short of endorsing the presumptive democratic presidential nominee. Sanders has also said he is going to vote for Clinton to only prevent the presumptive republican  nominee Donald Trump who has angered many within the US political spectrum with his controversial comments and stances. Although Clinton has won enough votes to be the democratic nominee, sanders has not dropped out of the race as those in the GOP did after losing to Trump. 

 


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