Brexit has convulsed Britain like no other political event in decades. At the end of a week in which Parliament held key votes, things look considerably different than they did on Monday.
A former British soldier is facing murder charges from Bloody Sunday in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1972. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with former BBC correspondent Denis Murray.
Parliament approved a government plan to ask the European Union for an extension until June 30. European leaders will consider the request at a summit next week in Brussels.
The veteran was charged with the murders of two people and the attempted murders of four others who participated in a peaceful civil rights protest in Northern Ireland.
Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt and political scientist Sara Hobolt of the London School of Economics, about Tuesday's Brexit vote, and why it's been so hard for lawmakers to reach a deal.
The vote was the prime minister's second chance to gain approval of the terms she struck with the EU for the U.K.'s exit on March 29. Parliament will now vote on whether to leave without any deal.
With just 17 days before the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union, members of Britain's parliament voted against Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan by 149 votes.
The U.S. ambassador sent a letter to Germany's economy minister reportedly saying that if Chinese tech companies such as Huawei help build Germany's new 5G telecom infrastructure, things might change.