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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 16

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday discussed bilateral cooperation and the world energy market situation, according to a statement posted on the Russian presidential website.

The presidents "held a detailed discussion" of the progress in implementing joint projects and the situation on the global crude oil market, Interfax news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. (Russia-Venezuela-Oil)

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BRUSSELS -- Two people have been killed in an anti-terrorism operation in the east Belgian town of Verviers on Thursday.

According to a source from the Mayor's office, a third person was injured in a raid on a house that was suspected of containing jihadist sympathisers. (EU-Terror)

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GENEVA -- The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on Thursday expressed his concerns over the devastating situation in Syria and stressed the importance of "freezing" battles in part of the war-torn country.

As the Syrian conflict enters into its fourth year, Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy to Syria, addressed a press conference to shed light on the continuing torment borne by Syrian people, noting that 12 million Syrian people were in need of humanitarian assistance, 7.6 million have been displaced, and the number of Syrian refugees hit 3.2 million. (Syria-UN Envoy)

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COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has promised continued cooperation with China during his meeting with the Chinese ambassador, a press release from the Chinese Embassy said here on Thursday.

Sri Lanka attaches great importance to developing relations with China, and is willing to further strengthen bilateral pragmatic cooperation in various fields for mutual benefits and win-win results, said Prime Minister Wickremesinghe who took office on Friday. (Sri Lanka-China-Ties) Endi