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Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, June 30

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Five contenders emerged Thursday in the race to become the next prime minister of Britain following David Cameron's decision to quit.(Britain-Tory-Leadership)

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YAOUNDE -- The suicide bomb attack which took place in Cameroon's Far North Region on Wednesday left 10 people killed, military officials said.(Cameroon-Boko Haram)

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ANKARA -- The death toll in a suspected Islamic State (IS) attack at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport has risen to 43, 19 of them foreigners, Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala said Thursday. (Turkey-Blast-Toll)

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KABUL -- Two suicide explosions hit a line of Afghan police buses in the western part of Kabul on around noon Thursday, leaving at least 30 people dead and nearly 60 others injured, sources said.(Afghanistan-Blasts)

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MOGADISHU -- At least 20 civilians traveling in a bus were killed in a roadside bomb attack about 20 km off the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Thursday. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack.(Somalia-Explosion)

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ANKARA -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in China, local NTV reported Thursday. (Turkey-Russia-Summit)

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