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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 17

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Libyan conflicting parties signed on Thursday a UN-brokered deal in the Moroccan city of Skhirat to end the country's political crises. (Libya-Parties-Deal)

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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Turkey's downing of the Russian Su-24 warplane is a hostile action and reaffirmed Russia's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (Russia-Diplomacy-Putin)

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SEOUL -- A South Korean court on Thursday acquitted a Japanese journalist of a criminal charge of defaming President Park Geun-hye. (S.Korea-Japan-Journalist)

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LAMU, Kenya -- Kenya's security forces are pursuing Al-Shabaab militants who hijacked two vehicles, among them a police patrol car, during the Wednesday night ambush in the coastal town of Lamu in which one person was killed and a police officer injured. (Kenya-Hunt-Vehicles)

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BAGHDAD -- At least 30 Islamic State (IS) militants, including five suicide bombers, were killed Thursday in armed clashes and five suicide car bomb attacks across Iraq, security source told Xinhua. (Iraq-IS-Clashes) Endi