Bloomberg Millions of Iraq’s Kurds voted in an historic referendum on independence on Monday, defying the dire warnings from neighbors as well as the government in Baghdad—who must now decide how far to retaliate to an expected landslide in favour of secession. Though the ballot was limited to areas under the control of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government in northern …

Bloomberg No matter what Brexit might have in store for foreigners, the UK remains a powerful magnet for youth from Italy and Greece looking for a job and a better future. It’s less so for their peers in Spain and Portugal. That’s according to the latest data on the UK national insurance number from the London-based Office for National Statistics …

Bloomberg The surge in support for Germany’s anti-immigrant party in weekend elections is a stark reminder of the fault line that cuts through the European Union. Chancellor Angela Merkel starts a fourth term with her victory tainted by the far-right AfD entering parliament for the first time after a particularly strong showing in former East Germany. Next door, the Czechs …