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Boris Johnson on Verge of Taking Over in U.K.

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Airstrikes Hit Market in Rebel-Held Syrian Town, Killing 27, Activists Say

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Multiple airstrikes hit a busy market in a rebel-controlled town in northwestern Syria on Monday, killing at least 27 people and turning several buildings into piles of rubble, according to opposition activists and a war monitor.

Shortly after the strikes, state media said rebels shelled a government-held village, killing seven.

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Trump Tells Putin (With a Grin) Not to Meddle in Elections

OSAKA, Japan — For more than two years, friends and foes alike have pushed President Trump to tell President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia not to interfere in American democracy. As the two leaders sat side by side on Friday for their first formal meeting in a year, Mr. Trump obliged — but in his own distinctive way.

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Heading to G-20, Trump Once Again Assails America’s Friends

OSAKA, Japan — President Trump, arriving in Japan on Thursday, opened his latest foreign trip much as he did his last one, lashing out at America’s allies, including his hosts, just before sitting down with them to talk through differences on issues like security and trade.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Vows Never to Give In to U.S. Sanctions

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, responding to what he called “vicious” United States government officials, vowed never to give in to American sanctions and “insults,” his official website reported on Wednesday.

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Iran warns US against 'repeating mistake' of violating borders

Tehran will respond with even greater force to a second US incursion after drone shootdown, parliament speaker says.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Vows Never to Give In to U.S. Sanctions

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, responding to what he called “vicious” United States government officials, vowed never to give in to American sanctions and “insults,” his official website reported on Wednesday.

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Iran Disparages U.S. Over Sanctions

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Tuesday called the White House “mentally retarded” and vowed that Tehran would not be intimidated by American threats and sanctions.

John Bolton, the White House national security adviser, separately accused Iran of being “a source of belligerence and aggression” across the Middle East.

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White House Is Pressing for Additional Options, Including Cyberattacks, to Deter Iran

WASHINGTON — American intelligence and military officers are working on additional clandestine plans to counter Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf, pushed by the White House to develop new options that could help deter Tehran without escalating tensions into a full-out conventional war, according to current and former officials.

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Trump Stopped Strike on Iran Because It Was ‘Not Proportionate’

President Trump said Friday morning that the United States military had been “cocked and loaded” for a strike against Iran on Thursday night, but that he called it off with 10 minutes to spare when a general told him that 150 people would likely die in the attack.