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In this image taken from the Parliamentary Recording Unit Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, centre right, addresses the House of Commons in London, Monday June 27, 2016, regarding the result of the referendum vote on leaving the EU which took place Thursday. Cameron advised the house that the United Kingdom will not trigger formal EU exit talks at this stage. (Parliamentary Recording Unit via AP) TV OUT NO SALES

Brexit creates questions for transatlantic trade sectors

Though Britons are keeping a stiff upper lip about the future of bilateral U.S.-U.K. trade in the post-Brexit world, there are looming clouds of uncertainty for many American businesses that rely on transatlantic trade, one key voice in the British-American business scene acknowledged Monday.

June 27, 2016
In this June 24, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

New survey finds deep racial divide on state of race relations

Even the first black president nears the end of his second term, white and black Americans hold sharply divided views on the state of the nation's race relations and the progress that President Obama has made, according to a new Pew Research Survey released Monday.

June 27, 2016
Betting odds for the the EU referendum result are displayed in a betting shop in Westminster, London, Thursday, June 23, 2016. Voters in the United Kingdom are taking part in a referendum that will decide whether Britain remains part of the European Union or leaves the 28-nation bloc. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Greece watching British vote closely, new party chief says

As Britons headed to the polls Thursday to vote on whether to leave the European Union -- they're probably not thinking about Greece. But a Brexit decreases the likelihood of Greece following suit, according to a prominent Greek businessman who heads a new political party in Athens.

June 23, 2016
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez scolded her fellow representatives in an angry, 30-minute address.

Venezuela scolds OAS outreach as interference

As Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez delivered a fiery rebuke to what she called interference in her country's internal affairs, enthusiasm appeared to be waning among diplomats at the Organization of American States to take a forceful role in the political and economic crisis consuming Caracas.

June 21, 2016
A new Boeing 737-900ER airplane being delivered to United Airlines is parked in front of Boeing's newly expanded 737 delivery center at Boeing Field in Seattle on Oct. 19, 2015. (Associated Press)

Boeing keeps mum over possible big Iran jet deal

Boeing executives on Wednesday were not offering any new details a day after Iranian officials said a milestone arrangement to buy commercial planes from the Chicago-based company was essentially a done deal.

June 15, 2016
Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. applaud Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Modi says India can be strategic U.S. partner in volatile region

Without mentioning China or the disputes over control of the South China Sea by name, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern in an address to a joint session of Congress about what he said were rising tensions in Asia, and offered New Delhi's help to "ensure security of the sea lanes and commerce and freedom of navigation on seas."

June 8, 2016
Mercedez Araoz, right, and Martin Vizcarra, the running mates of presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, talk to reporters outside Kuczynski 's home in Lima, Peru, Monday, June 6, 2016. Kuczynski had a razor-thin lead over his rival Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed former strongman Alberto Fujimori, as Peruvians awaited results still trickling in from remote parts of the Andean nation. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Peru presidential election in runoff as expat votes counted

Peru's presidential runoff election is going into overtime. With 93 percent of the polling precincts counted, World Bank economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski clung to holding a 1-point lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed former strongman Alberto Fujimori and the front-runner for much of the campaign. Election officials say the race could be decided when votes from Peruvians living abroad are tallied -- which some believe favors Mr. Kuczynski.

June 6, 2016
Keiko Fujimori comes with a load of political baggage to go with her 5-point lead in the most recent Ipsos poll. Her father, former President Alberto Fujimori, is serving a 25-year prison term for crimes against humanity and corruption. (Associated Press)

Peru elections: Keiko Fujimori-Pedro Pablo Kuczynski runoff offers no leftist candidate

The shift away from leftist rule in Latin America will take another step forward Sunday as Peruvian voters choose between two center-right candidates to succeed President Ollanta Humala. Although the candidates offer similar pro-market economic agendas, some fear the front-runner, Keiko Fujimori, would move the country back toward the policies of her polarizing father, imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori.

June 2, 2016
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, shakes hands with supporters during a women's march for peace at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Maduro is facing a movement by the opposition to force a referendum to recall him from office. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) ** FILE **

Luis Almagro, OAS chief, seeks emergency meeting on Venezuelan repression

The top official of the Organization of American States on Tuesday called for an emergency meeting to consider the threat to democracy in Venezuela, escalating a feud with the government of leftist President Nicolas Maduro and opening the door to a suspension from the hemispheric body.

May 31, 2016