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E.U. leaders harden hearts against the U.K.

  Leaders of the European Union seem united in their disinclination to make concessions that would enable the post-Brexit United Kingdom to have many of the benefits of E.U. membership without having to accede to such requirements as free movement in and out of...

China names tough new Internet czar

Chinese President Xi Jinping has named Xu Lin to become the government's new head Internet regulator,  succeeding Lu Wei. Mr. Xu has  vowed to maintain the ruling Communist Party's tight grip over cyberspace, which is overseen by the Cyberspace Administration of...

Israel, Turkey moving closer again

  The Washington Post reports that Israel and Turkey have agreed to repair ties "after six years of strained relations over a deadly Israeli raid on a Turkish ship delivering aid to Gaza in 2010, officials said Monday. Ten Turkish activists were killed in the...