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  BANJUL / AP Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow will arrive in the country on Thursday, a week after he was sworn into office in neighboring Senegal, an official with the new government confirmed on Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press about the matter. Gambians eagerly await Barrow, who ...

  ISTANBUL / AP Turkey’s prime minister says an agreement between Russia, Turkey and Iran on how to monitor a cease-fire between warring parties in Syria marks a “serious diplomatic success.” Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday that the agreement could pave the way for a political solution in the war-torn nation. The deal was announced by the three countries the previous ...

  BRUSSELS / AP The European Commission is urging European leaders to endorse sweeping measures to help stop tens of thousands of desperate people from leaving Libya in search of better lives in Europe. The commission said in documents published on Tuesday that the leaders should “deploy the full range of EU missions and projects” to help Libyans manage their borders ...

  Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she will publish her plan for negotiations to leave the European Union after lawmakers demanded greater scrutiny in Parliament. May said a so-called white paper will be published to allow proper debate of the strategy she outlined in a speech last week. “I have been clear, as have senior ministers, that we’ll ...

  HONG KONG / AP Hong Kong’s customs chief on Wednesday denied suggestions that Beijing was involved in the investigation into nine armored personnel carriers belonging to Singapore that were seized in the Chinese-controlled territory. Commissioner Roy Tang said his department was acting only under Hong Kong law when it impounded the nine SAF Terrex infantry carriers and other equipment. He ...

  PARIS / AP The real winner of France’s left-wing presidential primary may be a man who demonstrably shunned it: Emmanuel Macron. The 39-year-old former investment banker and ex-economy minister with pro-free market, pro-European views has chosen not to take part in the Socialist primary. Instead, in recent days he has been drawing attention away from the campaign by traveling to ...

  MAIDUGURI / AP At least four people were killed in three attacks by suicide bombers in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, police and witnesses said on Wednesday. The first attack late Tuesday involved a male bomber who was shot dead by a military sniper after he was seen moving towards a security checkpoint, said Damian Chukwu, police commissioner of Borno ...

  Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. added $7.5 billion to its market value after reporting quarterly results that beat estimates and raising its full-year sales forecast. China’s biggest e-commerce company increased its projection for fiscal 2017 revenue growth to 53 percent, from 48 percent previously, as Chinese spending stays strong and the company wrings revenue from fledgling areas such as ...

  Bloomberg Boeing Co. profit rose as the 787 Dreamliner emerged from a decade of losses and helped the planemaker weather a turbulent market for wide-body jetliners. Adjusted earnings were $2.47 a share, despite an accounting loss for an aerial tanker program, the company said on Wednesday in a statement. That exceeded the $2.32 average of analyst estimates compiled by ...

  Bloomberg Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc’s credit rating to three levels above junk after factoring in 670 million pounds ($836 million) in fines for bribery and corruption charges. The aircraft engine-maker’s long-term investment rating has been downgraded to BBB+ from A-, S&P said in a statement, cautioning that a new mandatory accounting system could weigh on ...