Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 15

DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army on Sunday responded to another wave of attack by the rebels in Idlib, days after the army foiled the offensive in the rebels' bastion, according to the Syrian army War Media.

The army forces have responded to the attack by the al-Qaida-linked Levant Liberation Committee (LLC), otherwise known as the Nusra Front, and the Turkish-backed Turkistan Party in the southern countryside of Idlib, according to the report. (Syria-Rebels)

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ANKARA -- Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sunday said the U.S move to establish a border control force in northern Syria is a "unilateral decision."

In a written statement, the ministry noted that it was not clear with which coalition members the U.S. consulted and has taken the decision to establish such a force. (Turkey-Kurds )

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RAMALLAH -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas slammed on Sunday the peace deal proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, calling it a "a slap on the face."

Abbas told members of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Central Council, who convened in the city of Ramallah for two days, that Trump's "deal of the century" is "a slap on the face," adding "we will slap back." (US-Abbas-Deal of the Century)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the Obama-era immigration program "DACA" is "probably dead," despite the federal government resumed accepting applications for the program on Saturday.

DACA is the acronym of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a 2012 program that gave foreigners who entered the United States as minors a legal permit to reside and work in the United States.(US-Donald Trump-DACA)

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TEHRAN -- Iran and India have signed a deal worth 2 billion U.S. dollars for cooperation in the rail sector, the Financial Tribune reported on Sunday.

The agreement was inked Friday in India's capital New Delhi in the presence of Abbas Akhoundi, Iran's minister of roads and urban development, and his Indian counterpart Nitin Gadkari, the report said. (Iran-India-Rail Cooperation) Enditem