This article is being republished as part of our daily reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S. print edition of The Wall Street Journal (July 21, 2018).

Trump shrugged off criticism of his dealings with Russia and his use of tariffs to influence trade. Instead, he dug in on both fronts.

Michael Cohen taped a conversation with Trump about buying the rights to a former Playboy Playmate's story that she had an affair with Trump.

Russia signaled its openness to a second summit between Putin and Trump.

Four more bodies were recovered after a duck boat sank on a lake near Branson, Mo., bringing the death toll to 17.

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator raised doubts about May's plan for Britain's future trade relationship with the bloc.

Pakistan's military is manipulating this month's election in a bid to produce a government it can better control, critics said.

Israel said it attacked Hamas after an Israeli soldier was killed by fire from the Gaza Strip.

Congress abandoned a bipartisan attempt to undo Trump's deal with Beijing to save ZTE.

 

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