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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, July 26

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At least 18 police recruits were injured on Sunday during a blast that targeted their bus in northern Sinai province, according to medical sources. (Egypt-Sinai-Blast)

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MOGADISHU -- At least 15 people were killed and several others injured Sunday in a hotel blast in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said. (Somali-Hotel-Blast)

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ABUJA -- At least 15 people were killed after a female suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device at a market in Damaturu city of Nigeria's northeastern Yobe State on Sunday, local police said. (Nigeria-Suicide Bomber)

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FAIZABAD, Afghanistan -- Taliban militants on Sunday set free all 125 police personnel after one day of their capture in Tirgaran area of Wardoj district in Badakhshan province, governor of Wardoj district Dawlat Mohammad Khawar said. (Afghanistan-Taliban-Police)

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ATHENS -- A passenger vessel with a total of 253 persons on board was safely evacuated on Sunday after running aground off Tinos island in the Aegean Sea, the Greek Coast Guard announced. No injuries have been reported. (Greece-Vessel-Evacuation)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli forces on Sunday stormed in Jerusalem's al-Aqsa compound after dozens of Palestinians hurled stones and firecrackers at police officers, Israeli officials said. (Israel-Jerusalem-Raid) Endi