Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 25
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The UN Security Council on Sunday "strongly" condemned Saturday's submarine-launched ballistic missile test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
"This incident constituted yet another serious violation by the DPRK of United Nations Security Council resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013) and 2270 (2016)," the Security Council said in a statement issued to the press here. (UN-DPRK-Missile test)
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HANOVER, Germany -- U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended a free trade agreement under negotiations between the United States and the European Union on Sunday, saying the agreement will benefit the economy on both sides of the Atlantic.
At a joint press conference held in the northern German city of Hanover, Obama said it is "indisputable" that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will make both the EU and U.S. economy stronger and more competitive compared to other regions of the world. (Germany-US-Obama)
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VIENNA -- The latest exit poll showed that Austrian far-right Freedom Party (FPO) candidate Norbert Hofer is the leading runner of the first round of the Austrian presidential election on Sunday.
The latest exit poll showed that Hofer leads in the first round of the race with 35.3 percent of the votes, and will enter the runoff on May 22. (Austria-Election)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri said that his country will harness every legal channel to retake the impounded assets subject to a U.S. court ruling, Press TV reported on Sunday.
"The Iranian administration will definitely use all legal means to regain the assets, and the U.S. knows that we can do that," Jahangiri was quoted as saying. (Iran-US-Assets) Endi