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Xinhua World News Summary at 1530 GMT, April 30

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At least five people were killed and 49 others injured Saturday night after tornadoes hit the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Texas.

The U.S. National Weather Service confirmed that at least three tornadoes struck in Eustace, Caney City and Canton in northeast Texas, causing extensive damage, including partial collapse of a car dealership's building. (U.S.-Houston-Tornadoes)

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JAKARTA -- Flash floods in Central Java province of western Indonesia killed 10 people and two others were missing, a disaster agency official said on Sunday.

Heavy downpours triggered the disaster in five villages in Magelang district, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the national disaster management agency, said. (Indonesia-Floods)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday celebrated his 100th day in office with a campaign-style speech, which he delivered to an ecstatic crowd in Harrisburg in the northeastern U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Trump opened his speech with an attack on the media, saying he chose not to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner held in Washington at the same night. (U.S.-Trump-Speech)

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KABUL -- Forty-three armed militants were killed during the latest military operation in different Afghan provinces, the country's Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

"In the past 24 hours, Afghan National Defense and Security Forces launched eight counter-terrorism operations in Kunar, Wardak, Nangarhar, Zabul, Logar and Kunduz provinces. As a result, 43 armed militants were killed and eight others wounded," the ministry said in a statement. (Afghanistan-Military Operation-Militants) Endi