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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez, an outspoken critic<\/a> 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\u2019s second city.<\/p>\n

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