UK formally triggers process to exit EU

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has triggered the formal, two-year process of negotiations that will lead to Britain leaving the European Union.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has triggered the formal, two-year process of withdrawing Britain from the European Union (EU), likely to be the most complex negotiations London has held since World War Two.
The process of Britain’s exit from the EU, popularly known as Brexit, was announced by the prime minister on Wednesday at the UK Parliament, after more than 40 years of membership in the bloc.