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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Oct. 30

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The U.S. Senate voted 64-35 early Friday to pass a two-year budget bill that raises federal spending levels and expands the government's debt limit.

The bill, already passed by the Congress earlier this week, now awaits to be signed into law by President Barack Obama no later than Nov. 3, for the Treasury Department would otherwise exhaust its borrowing capacity and could no longer fund the government's payment obligations. (US-Budget)

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ATHENS -- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras blasted the inadequate response of EU partners on Friday, as 21 refugees and migrants, including at least nine children, perished in the Aegean Sea and an as yet undetermined number were still reported missing.

Tsipras, when addressing Greek parliament, called it one of the worst tragedies involving boats carrying refugees from Turkey to Greece to occur in Greek waters since the start of this year. (EU-Refugee)

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KIEV -- At least two people were killed and eight others were injured in a series of explosions taking place at an ammunition depot in eastern Ukraine late Thursday, authorities said Friday.

"Two people were confirmed dead. Four soldiers and four civilians were wounded and they are receiving medical treatment," government military spokesman Ruslan Tkachuk said in a statement. (Ukraine-Blast)

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BRATISLAVA -- The migration crisis cannot be addressed solely by police as cooperation with the armed forces is needed, announced Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Friday during a ceremonial review of a military unit that is departing for "Balaton 2015" exercise in Hungary.H "We responded in a similar manner to a request by Hungary concerning police, we are responding positively also when it comes to assistance in the military field," stressed Fico in his speech. (Slovak-Migration Crisis) Endi