Hate Crimes Spike After Brexit Vote

World Leaders Scramble To Respond To UK Vote U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Brussels and London on Monday, as the leaders of Germany, France and Italy, and the EU will also hold talks in a bid to contain the fallout from the U.K.’s decision to quit the bloc. Meanwhile, prominent “leave” campaigners are coming under fire after attempting to backpedal on major promises made during the campaign. Sponsored by: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW, RIGHT NOW. #IBTPulse --------------------------------------------------------------- Rise In Post-Brexit Racist Incidents Shocks UK In the days after the U.K. voted to leave the EU, social media has exploded with accounts of foreigners being abused on the street, as well as graffiti and hate mail campaigns apparently linked to the Brexit vote. Police are investigating incidents that seemingly targeted Polish people, and lawmakers will be raising the matter in Parliament Monday. World Leaders Scramble To Respond To UK Vote U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Brussels and London on Monday, as the leaders of Germany, France and Italy, and the EU will also hold talks in a bid to contain the fallout from the U.K.’s decision to quit the bloc. Meanwhile, prominent “leave” campaigners are coming under fire after attempting to backpedal on major promises made during the campaign. SCOTUS To Issue Major Abortion Ruling The Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling Monday in a landmark abortion case, addressing the question of which women have the right to an abortion in fact — and not just in name. The case centers around a Texas law, which requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at local hospitals. The petitioners claim this type of law places an undue burden on women seeking abortions. GOP Set To Unveil Policy Proposals Congressional Republicans, keen to show voters that they are about more than legislative gridlock, are set to unveil a series of policy proposals this week. Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas will unveil a series of reforms to the country’s financial regulatory regime, including what would effectively be a gutting of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill. HERE'S WHAT YOU MISSED LAST NIGHT. CIA Weapons For Syrian Rebels Sold On Black Market Weapons shipped into Jordan for Syrian rebels by the Central Intelligence Agency and Saudi Arabia were stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives and sold to arms merchants on the black market, according to reports. Some of the stolen weapons were used in a shooting in November that killed two Americans and three others at a police training facility in Amman. ISIS Has Lost Fallujah After five weeks of heavy fighting, Iraqi government forces say they have managed to expel the Islamic State group from the city of Fallujah, which has been under the militants' control for two-and-a-half years. The city played an important strategic role for ISIS, and was one of the first urban centers it captured. Spanish Vote Delivers More Uncertainty For Europe Elections in Spain delivered a hung parliament for the second time in six months on Sunday, leaving the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy at risk of another lengthy political stalemate, and adding to the continent’s political uncertainty after the U.K.’s shock vote to leave the EU. UK Should Back Off China Ties: Report Britain should scale back a “Golden Era” of friendship with China, due to a human rights crisis in the country under President Xi Jinping, according to a report from a committee of lawmakers to be released this week. The U.K. pulled out all the stops to court Xi during a state visit last year, and is relying on major Chinese investment. AND THEN THERE'S THIS... Messi Announces Retirement After Copa Loss Argentina captain and five-time world soccer player of the year Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international competition Sunday, after his team’s loss in the Copa America final penalty shootout to Chile. The game could have ended Argentina’s 23-year wait for a major international title. Points Of Pride LGBTQ communities around the world celebrated the annual Pride festival this weekend. We’ve compiled video and photo highlights of some of the most memorable moments from celebrations around the world, including the moment a policeman proposes to his partner in the middle of a parade: check it out. 7 Hanover Square, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004 © 2015 IBT Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. Please add pulse@ibt-mail.com to your contacts [Unsubscribe] | Privacy Policy