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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Aug. 23

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that the bilateral talks between the Philippines and China may happen "within the year."

Asked if there is already a date for the start of the talks, Duterte told reporters at the Malacanang presidential palace that, "Yes. Nearer than you think. Within the year, maybe." (Philippines-China)

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NAY PYI TAW -- Chairman of Myanmar's former ruling party - the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) U Thein Sein has resigned from the party leadership, sources with the USDP Central Executive Committee said Tuesday.

U Thein Sein, also ex-president of the country, made the resignation at the party's second day meeting of the Second Nationwide Party Conference in Nay Pyi Taw. (Myanmar-Party)

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has uncovered nearly 15,000 new emails to or from Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton when she served as secretary of state, and a federal judge has ordered a speedy release of the emails.

Lawyers for the State Department suggested to begin the release of the emails by Oct. 14. However, U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of Washington rejected the proposal, ordering the State Department to prioritize Clinton's emails and to return to court on Sept. 22 with a new plan. (US-Clinton-Emails Scandal)

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TEHRAN -- Russia's fighter jets have not halted flights from an Iranian airbase into Syria to pound militants, Iran's Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday.

However, Tehran has not put any military bases in the country at the disposal of Russia, Larijani's words came as a reaction to Monday remarks of Foreign Ministry spokesman who said that Russia had stopped using Iranian Hamedan airbase for carrying out operations against militants in Syria. (Iran-Russia-Airbase) Endi