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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 3

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U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to show his support for the two-state solution with deeds rather than words.

Obama told Israel's Channel 2 that "it would require actions, not words" to reinstate the faith in the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. (Israel-Obama)

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SKOPJE -- Premature parliamentary elections are to be held in Macedonia by the end of April 2016 in an attempt to end the deep political crisis in the country, political leaders decided Tuesday.

The agreement was made here at a meeting among leaders of the country's four biggest political parties along with the EU commissioner for neighborhood and enlargement negotiations, Johannes Hahn. (Macedonia-Elections)

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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that he was "deeply saddened" to learn of the major loss of life as a result of a passenger ship accident on the Yangtze river in China.

"The Secretary-General extends his condolences to the families of the victims and also sends his deep sympathies to the Government and people of China. He fervently hopes more survivors will be found," said a statement of Ban's spokesperson. (UN-China-Ship Accident)

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TIKRIT, Iraq -- Car bomb attacks killed at least 28 government-backed militiamen and wounded 36 others in Iraq on Tuesday, a security source said.

The casualties were inflicted by four suicide car bomb attacks on the edge of the IS-held town of Baiji in Iraq's northern central province of Salahudin. (Iraq-Car Bombing) Endi