Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 25

Senior officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Tokyo on Tuesday amid rising tensions with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The meeting was attended by U.S. special envoy Joseph Yun, South Korean special representative Kim Hong-kyun and Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian affairs chief Kenji Kanasugi. (Japan-U.S.-Tension)

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MADRID -- The Catalan police force of Spain confirmed Tuesday that it has detained eight people in an operation against a group linked to jihadist terrorism in the Barcelona region in Northeast Spain. (Spain-Terrorist-Arrests)

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BRUSSELS -- A meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission on Tuesday was held to address Ukraine's reform agenda, according to a NATO statement.

NATO encouraged Ukraine to go further with reforms to strengthen the country's defense forces and democratic institutions, and tackle corruption, according to the statement. (Belgium-NATO-Ukraine)

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DAKAR -- At least 19 people have been killed and two others missing as a canoe capsized on Monday evening in an island village in the town of Toubacouta, in southwest Senegal, the Senegalese news agency reported on Tuesday. (Senegal-Canoe-Deaths)

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SEOUL -- A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine on Tuesday arrived at the southern port of Busan, South Korea, amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula, YTN television reported. (South Korea-US-Submarine) Endi