Xinhua world news summary at 0930 GMT, Jan. 4

WASHINGTON -- White House officials and U.S. congressional leaders from both major parties on Wednesday held a "positive" talk in which they shared their priorities for a bipartisan spending agreement, officials said. (U.S.-White House-Congress)

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HOUSTON -- The U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday night searched for a small aircraft in the Gulf of Mexico.

According to local media, the plane, which is believed to be a five-seat one, took off from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (U.S.-Small Plane-Missing)

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NEW DELHI -- Dense fog enveloped the Indian capital Thursday, severely disrupting air and rail traffic in the city.

At least 20 flights to and from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport and over 50 trains have been affected due to dense fog that has shrouded the city since the early hours of the day as temperatures dipped to as low 5.7 degrees Celsius, officials said. (India-Fog-Traffic)

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NEW DELHI -- At least four people were killed and nine others injured early Thursday in a devastating fire in India's financial capital city of Mumbai, police said. (India-Fire-Death)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to disband his voter fraud commission, slamming multiple states' refusal to cooperate on submitting voter data. (U.S.-Trump-Commission)

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HAVANA -- The European Union (EU)'s representative for foreign affairs and security policy on Wednesday said the bloc stands with Cuba in its reform process regardless of recent U.S. policy changes which seek to isolate the island nation. (Cuba-EU) Enditem