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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 8

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Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un said that the DPRK, as a responsible nuclear weapons state, will strive for world denuclearization and faithfully fulfill obligations of nuclear non-proliferation, state media KCNA reported.

Kim emphasized that the DPRK, as it has already made clear, will not resort to nuclear weapons first unless its sovereignty is encroached upon by any aggressive hostile forces with nukes, the report said. (DPRK-Denuclearization)

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LONDON -- As the last results of British local and mayoral elections continued to come in on Saturday, the political dust was finally settling for the "Super Thursday".

For 15 hours from 7:00 a.m.local time (0600 GMT) on the polling day, millions of people sealed the fates of hundreds of politicians, from the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly, to police and crime commissioners in England and Wales, and to thousands of local councilors serving in town halls across the country. (Britain-Elections)

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WARSAW -- Three large-scale marches went through the streets of Warsaw in Poland on Saturday, representing the country's divided attitudes towards the European Union and the government's policy.

A major march gathered representatives of the opposition parties, various organizations and thousands of Polish citizens. Its aim was to display pro-European attitude, voice supports for Poland's presence in the European Union and protest against recent laws passed by the government. (Poland-Marches)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that 13 of its military advisers have been killed recently Syrian conflicts, Press TV reported.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the IRGC said that 21 other Iranians were also wounded in the clashes. (Iran-Syria-Advisers) Endi