Welcome to Beyond the Borders, your lowdown of the international news you've missed over the last week. This week, we cover former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's court hearing, a currency crisis in Lebanon, the latest on the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia, and a Canadian mystery involving butter. 

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Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Loopster by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4991-loopster

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Unanswered Questions by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4560-unanswered-questions

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

With a Creation by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4637-with-a-creation

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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Further reading on this week's stories at: https://pastebin.com/vjCEM3yd