Fighters of the Shiite Hezbollah movement
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Week in Review: Hezbollah Threatens Israel, U.S.-China Tensions Rise, Italy’s Bank Bailout, and Much More
- With the Islamic State suffering serious defeats, its enemies Hezbollah and Iran are gearing up to turn their attention against Israel.
- Tensions between the United States and China are increasing, as the Trump administration cozies up to India, sells arms to Taiwan, and considers sanctions on China itself.
- The Italian government is bailing out two struggling banks and breaking new European Union regulations to do it.
- The European Commission slapped search engine giant Google with the largest fine in EU history—the latest in a series of punishments against American tech companies.
- We’ll also talk about the 20th anniversary of the Hong Kong handover, the 50th anniversary of Israel’s Six-Day War, one of Pope Francis’s top advisers facing sexual assault charges, and how Seattle’s $15 minimum wage is hurting the workers it is meant to help.
