Brexit: EU push for UK to leave 'as soon as possible'
Government faces pressure to begin Brexit negotiations immediately after landmark vote to leave the 28-member bloc.
European Union officials have called for the UK to start the exit process as quickly as possible after Britons voted to leave the 28-member bloc, prompting the resignation of David Cameron, the prime minister, and dealing the biggest blow to European efforts at greater unity since the second world war.
The outcome of Thursday's EU referendum - a 52-to-48 split in favour of Britain's exit - caused financial markets to fall sharply and brought the British pound down to a 31-year low, its biggest drop in history.
There are now fears the vote could set off a chain reaction of further breakaway bids by other EU members battling hostility to Brussels.
Thailand jails activists for campaigning to reject constitution in referendum
Thirteen people arrested while handing out leaflets urging people to vote no in referendum on draft constitution
A Thai court jailed seven activists on Friday for campaigning against a military-backed draft constitution which will be put to a referendum in August.
Authorities arrested 13 people on Thursday while they were handing out leaflets urging people to vote against the charter. Six were released on bail, a lawyer for the group said, while the rest chose not to post bail.
“Six have been released but seven will be jailed,” said Kumklao Songsomboon of the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights group.
Brexit: How the world's media reacted to the EU referendum result
'Good luck,' says French newspaper
The world's media has reacted to news the UK has voted to leave the European Union in a variety of different ways, with some wishing Britain a tongue-in-cheek "good luck" and others saying "welcome to the outside".
Following the news, Eurosceptic politicians in other EU member states have called for referendums of their own.
Here are the front covers of some of the world's major newspapers for Saturday, 25 June:
France
"Good luck," the Libération newspaper wished the UK, their front page featuring a picture of the time Boris Johnson got stuck on a zip wire while carrying two Union flags as part of the London 2012 Olympic celebrations.
Proposed US gun control measure infuriates both sides
June 25, 2016 - 3:03PM
Bob Egelko
San Francisco: Legislation proposed in Congress, which would bar gun sales to people on a government terrorist watch list, has achieved a rare distinction - a thumbs-down from both the National Rifle Association and the American Civil Liberties Union.
For the NRA, virtually any restriction on buying or selling firearms is unacceptable, and this one, dubbed ``No-fly, no-buy", is tied to a list whose embarrassing mistakes have prevented young children and the late Senator Edward Kennedy from boarding aircraft.
``The right to bear arms is enshrined in the Constitution,'' said NRA spokeswoman Jennifer Baker. ``Flying on a plane is not the same as a Second Amendment right.''
For the ACLU, the problem is a list that is shrouded in secrecy, giving those affected little notice of the reasons for their inclusion on it and little opportunity to challenge those reasons. The organisation won a ruling from a federal judge in 2014 requiring the government to provide more information to watch-listed air travellers but says it hasn't made much of a difference.
Abu Sayyaf frees woman after beheading 2 Canadians
Updated 0747 GMT (1547 HKT) June 25, 2016
Islamist militant group Abu Sayyaf released a Filipina hostage after nine months in captivity in the Philippines.
The terror group woke up Marites Flor at dawn Fridayand dumped her outside the home of a local governor in Sulu, the military told CNN Philippines.
Her release comes after the militants beheaded two Canadian hostages who were captured with her in September at a resort.
'Treated us like dogs'
The victims suffered constant abuse at the hands of their kidnappers, Flor said after she was freed.
"They treated us like dogs, like kids. They beat us up when we make mistakes," she told the media.
Venezuela opposition says petition to oust Maduro is validated
25 June 2016
Venezuelan opposition leaders say they have validated enough signatures on a petition to move to the next stage in a process to remove President Nicolas Maduro in a recall referendum.
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have given fingerprints to authenticate signatures on the petition.
Referendum co-ordinator Vicente Bello said the number of signatures had "clearly exceeded the minimum needed".
The process must now be validated by electoral officials.
If that step is passed, a second petition must be signed by four million people before a recall referendum can be held.
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