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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 25

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Six people were arrested Thursday in Brussels in anti-terror operation following Tuesday's terrorist attacks, the federal prosecutors office said.

Police conducted several searches in Jette and Schaerbeek in Brussels-Capital Region, the office said in a statement. (Belgium-Arrests)

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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressed hope that the visit of U.S. State Secretary John Kerry will help narrow gaps in Moscow and Washington's positions on Syria and Ukraine crises.

The cessation of hostilities and other positive outcomes on Syria issue became possible largely owing to the position of U.S. leadership, in particular that of U.S. President Barack Obama, Putin noted in his opening remarks at the meeting with Kerry. (Russia-U.S.-Kerry)

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GENEVA -- The latest round of Syrian peace talks here wrapped up on Thursday with a paper of 12 points of commonalities being delivered to both sides for further consideration by UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.

"During the course of talks, the special envoy noted that certain commonalities existed between the two sides in relation to their respective visions of what a future of Syrian state might look like," the Syrian opposition delegation said in a statement. (UN-Syria-Talks)

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BRUSSELS -- The justice and security ministers of the European Union (EU) held an extraordinary meeting here on Thursday in wake of the deadly Brussels attacks, seeking to enhance their anti-terrorism cooperation.

"The meeting is intended to show solidarity with Belgium, discuss the actual state of play in the fight against terrorism and pursue swift completion and implementation of legislation," the Council of the EU said in a statement. (EU-Terror-Meeting) Endi