BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Progressive leaders from around the globe gathered in Barcelona on Saturday trying to galvanize their forces and defend the multilateral rules-based order in a world turning to the right and violently torn by superpowers.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump and the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, hosted two overlapping events about democracy and progressive politics at a convention center in Spain’s second city.

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