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Bolton Says Iran Is Likely Responsible for Oil Tanker Attacks

John R. Bolton, President Trump’s national security adviser, on Wednesday accused Iran of playing a key role in recent attacks on ships off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, the latest instance in which he has articulated a more hawkish view than his boss toward Iran.

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Israel’s Netanyahu Struggles to Form a Government, as Time Runs Short

JERUSALEM — With just two days left before the deadline for forming a government, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was struggling Monday to sign up coalition partners, thrusting the country into a political crisis and raising the possibility that it could be forced to hold a new election.

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Takeaways From the European Elections

BRUSSELS — The most prominent takeaways from the results of the elections for the European Parliament are fragmentation and polarization.

Fragmentation, because traditional mainstream parties of the center-right and center-left lost seats to smaller, more passionate parties like the Greens and a variety of populist groups.

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Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amendment Issues

WASHINGTON — Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks leader, has been indicted on 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for his role in obtaining and publishing secret military and diplomatic documents in 2010, the Justice Department announced on Thursday — a novel case that raises profound First Amendment issues.

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How China Uses High-Tech Surveillance to Subdue Minorities

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China Faces New ‘Long March’ as Trade War Intensifies, Xi Jinping Says

BEIJING — President Xi Jinping of China has called for the Chinese people to begin a modern “long march,” invoking a time of hardship from the country’s history as it braces for a protracted trade war with the United States.

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Palestinian Business Leaders Reject Trump’s Economic Overture

JERUSALEM — Palestinian businessmen have a message for the White House: Keep your money.

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Syrian Government Starts Campaign to Retake Last Opposition Stronghold of Idlib

Invitamos a este conversatorio el jueves 20 de junio a las 11 horas. Sala Maestro José Luis Ceceña, IIEc-UNAM

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White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War

WASHINGTON — At a meeting of President Trump's top national security aides last Thursday, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan presented an updated military plan that envisions sending as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack American forces or accelerate work on nuclear weapons, administration officials said.