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People’s Bank of China uses currency-swap lines to support governments that borrowed heavily from Chinese banks Source

Hundreds of American troops join Western allies in Niger to block al Qaeda and Islamic State from advancing violence and influence in West Africa Source

Russian drone strikes leave most of Ukraine’s Odessa region without power Source

Alleged bomb-maker for late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi admitted to building device, U.S. prosecutors have said Source

Nurses, ambulance crews and rail workers among those calling for higher wages as inflation chews into earnings Source

President plans to announce his support during a summit with African leaders Source

Months of dragged-out talks led to a final frenetic few weeks that ended in freeing the two-time Olympic basketball gold medalist Source

Investigators suspect a Gulf state sought to influence decisions through payments and gifts Source

The case is the latest in a legal campaign against Mr. Lai, whose now-closed Apple Daily newspaper was once one of Beijing’s fiercest critics Source

In a speech revealing Kremlin efforts to bolster domestic support for its war in Ukraine, Sergei Kiriyenko told state officials they are ‘special forces’ fighting an information war Source