Calls Mount in Britain to Defend Gibraltar as Brexit Heats Up Sovereignty Dispute

Britain's exit process from the European Union only formally began last week, but already London is engaged in a heated dispute with Brussels and Spain over the future sovereignty of its overseas territory of Gibraltar. The mountainous outcrop on the southern tip of Spain known as "The Rock" was ceded to Britain by Madrid 300 years ago and has been an occasional source of tension ever since. In its negotiating guidelines published last week, the European Union said any...

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