NIGER OPEN TO ALLOWING U.S. DRONE STRIKES FROM THE COUNTRYNiger is open to allowing U.S. drone strikes against terror groups, the West African nation's prime minister said, days after U.S. officials disclosed that an armed drone had been sought, but not sent, near where four American soldiers were killed in an ambush last month. HOW CHINA SWALLOWED THE WTOThe U.S. helped create the World Trade Organization to smooth global commerce and integrate a rising China. Instead, it's become the battleground for intense national rivalries, none more tense than Beijing's role in the world economy. (For continuously updated news from the Wall Street Journal, see WSJ.com at http://wsj.com.) (END) Dow Jones NewswiresNovember 01, 2017 18:07 ET (22:07 GMT)

Source: Wall Street Journal November 01, 2017 22:18 UTC