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Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, Jan. 28

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U.S. President Donald Trump is "100 percent" behind NATO, British Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday as she paid a visit to the United States.

"On defense and security cooperation, we are united in our recognition of NATO as the bulwark of our collective defense, and today we've reaffirmed our unshakable commitment to this alliance," May said at a joint press conference following a meeting with Trump. (U.S.-NATO)

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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution to renew sanctions against the Central African Republic (CAR) for another year until Jan. 31, 2018.

The 15-nation UN body "decides that until Jan. 31, 2018, all member states shall continue to take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the CAR ... of arms and related material of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment," the resolution said. (UN-Syria)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that it is "very early" to talk about lifting sanctions on Russia in relation to the Ukraine crisis.

"I hear a call was set up. We'll see what happens," Trump said at a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May. "As far as sanctions, it's very early to be talking about that." (U.S.-Russia-Relations)

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MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Friday agreed to keep a bitter and ongoing dispute over a border wall project out of the public realm, the office of the presidency said.

The two "spoke for an hour by telephone," a day after Pena Nieto canceled a meeting with Trump that was to take place on Tuesday. (Mexico-US-president-Trump) Endi