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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, June 21

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Iraqi security forces on Tuesday extended their grip in the city of Fallujah, sweeping neighborhoods for pockets of Islamic State (IS) militants in the northern part of the city, a security source said.

The troops, backed by U.S.-led coalition and Iraqi aircraft, managed to free the neighborhood of Shurta and the adjacent Jughaifi and raised the Iraqi flag on some buildings, said the source on condition of anonymity. (Iraq-Fallujah-IS)

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ABUJA -- The Nigerian government has entered a 30-day ceasefire agreement with militants responsible for attacks on oil and gas installations in the Niger Delta region of the country, local media reported on Tuesday, citing local sources privy to the truce. (Nigeria-Ceasefire)

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AMMAN -- King Abdullah II of Jordan on Tuesday vowed a response after a terrorist attack killed at least six Jordanian troops and injured 14 others on the border with Syria, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

"Jordan will strike with an iron fist all those who try to harm its security and borders," the king, also the supreme commander of Jordan's Armed Forces, said at a meeting at the army headquarters.(Jordan-Terrorist Attack)

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LONDON -- The latest polls showed the "Leave" camp was tied with the "Remain" camp in the EU referendum to determine whether or not Britain should stay in the 28-member bloc.

The number of Remain supporters has grown just two days before the EU referendum. (Britain-Referendum)

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KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- A Taliban key commander Mullah Gul Khan alias Khanjar (sword) along with four of his bodyguards were killed as an unmanned plane struck their hideout in Imam Sahib district of the northern Kunduz province on Tuesday, provincial police chief Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh said.

"Acting upon intelligence report, the government forces conducted drone attack in Imam Sahib district at around noon and killed Mullah Gul Khan alias Khanjar (sword) along with four of his armed bodyguards," Jangalbagh told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Taliban-Drone Strike) Endi