Brexit weighs heavy on Theresa May
The British prime minister saw off a leadership challenge after pulling a key Brexit vote. And European leaders rejected her pleas for help.
The British prime minister saw off a leadership challenge after pulling a key Brexit vote. And European leaders rejected her please for help. Also in this edition: Japan decides to permit hundreds of thousands of foreign workers - because of its own shrinking population; why some people think Mark Zuckerberg should step down as Facebook chairman; and why Australian MPs are having a very long holiday indeed.
(Picture: British prime minister Theresa May speaks at a news conference in Brussels.
Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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