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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, June 6

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was projected to win the 60-delegate Puerto Rico caucuses on Sunday night, leaving the former state of secretary within a foot of becoming the first-ever female nominee of a major political party in the United States, according to TV networks.

With 22 percent of the vote tallied in Puerto Rico at 9:30 p.m.(0130 GMT, Monday), Clinton had secured about 31 delegates, plus six of the island's superdelegates, said a The Hill news report. (U.S.-Clinton-Nomination)

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DAMASCUS -- At least 16 people were killed on Monday when airstrikes targeted a marketplace in the country's eastern province of Deir al-Zour, a monitor group reported.

The airstrikes targeted a marketplace in al-Shara, a town in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Right. (Syria-Airstrikes)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left here on Monday for Moscow for another meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Syria is reportedly on the agenda.

It is the fourth time for Netanyahu to meet with Putin within a year, and comes as the two countries mark the 25th anniversary of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations. (Israel-Russia)

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BERLIN -- German President Joachim Gauck announced here Monday that he would not run for a second five-year term in 2017.

"I have decided not to once again stand for the presidential office. This decision is not easy for me because I consider it a great honor to serve the country," Gauck said in an official announcement at Bellevue Palace in Berlin at noon on Monday. (Germany-President-Term)

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MANILA -- The 5-day joint military exercise between the Philippines and the United States opened Monday in Subic Bay in northern part of the country.

Rear Admiral Charles Williams, Task Force 73 commander, said the 22nd Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise enables U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to develop strong relationships with the Philippine Navy and Marine partners. (Philippines-Military) Endi