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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, July 15

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A total of 48 people are in critical condition after the deadly attack Thursday night in Nice, the Directorate General of Health said Friday.

At least 84 people were killed Thursday night after a truck drove at high speed into the crowd who gathered along the promenade in Nice to watch fireworks marking the French national day. (France-Nice-Attack)

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ULAN BATOR -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called for properly managing the differences between China and Japan and gradually resuming their dialogue and communication.

Li made the remarks in a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the ongoing 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Ulan Bator.

Abe said that despite the existing difficulties in the relations between Japan and China, the Japanese side hopes to expand exchanges and cooperation with China. (China-Japan-Relations)

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GAZA -- Islamic Hamas movement which rules the Gaza Strip announced Friday that it agrees to join and hold municipal elections in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Hamas, in a statement, affirmed its keenness to rearrange the Palestinian home and boost the principle of partnership.

The last municipal elections were held in the Gaza Strip in 2005, two years before the Islamic movement's violent control of the coastal enclave following weeks of infighting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Party. (Palestine-Election)

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MANILA -- Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said Friday the Philippines will continue to engage "concerned parties" as he raised the South China Sea issue at the meeting of the leaders from Asia and Europe in Mongolia.

"The Philippines shall continue to engage concerned parties to finding ways to reduce regional tensions and to build greater trust and confidence. In this regard, the Philippines will continue fostering mutually beneficial relations with all nations," he said. (Philippines-South China Sea)

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KABUL -- Afghan security forces have pressed on to clear the militants in restive provinces and killed 62 militants in the latest operations, the country's Defense Ministry said Friday.

"Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) conducted cleanup and military operations in Nangarhar, Paktika, Wardak, Ghazni, Kandahar, Farah, Badakhshan, Takhar and Helmand provinces within the past 24 hours, killing 62 armed insurgents, wounding 28 and detaining two others," the ministry said in a statement providing daily operational updates. (Afghanstan-Militants killed) Endi