Xinhua world news summary at 0900 GMT, Jan. 16

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, on Tuesday discussed bilateral trade and the situation on the Korean Peninsula via phone.

The China-U.S. relations maintained overall stability and achieved significant progress in 2017, said Xi. (China-US-Telephone Conversation)

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MOGADISHU -- A heavy explosion targeting security forces was heard on Tuesday in the Somali capital of Mogadishu's Wardhigley district.

Witnesses said the roadside blast targeted Hararyale police station but no casualty was reported yet. (Somalia-Blast)

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JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- Up to 21 militants of the hardliner Islamic State (IS) group were killed after the security forces aircrafts pounded the insurgents' hideouts in Achin and Shirzad districts of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Monday night, spokesman for provincial government Attaullah Khogiani said Tuesday.

The air raids conducted on tipoff also destroyed the insurgent's weapon caches, according to the official. (Afghanistan-IS fighters)

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RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry condemned on Tuesday Qatar's interception of two United Arab Emirates (UAE) civilian planes, Saudi Press Agency reported.

The incident happened on Monday afternoon when Qatari fighter planes intercepted two UAE civilian planes bound for Bahrain's capital Manama. (Saudi-Qatar-UAE)

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MAPUTO -- Terrorists who attacked the Mocimboa da Praia district in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have extended their reach of mob activities to the district of Palma, killing seven people and burning houses.

In an interview with Xinhua, Angelina Tayobo of the Environmental Association of Cabo Delgado (AMA), a local non-governmental organization based in that province, said the attack began from Saturday night to Sunday dawn. (Mozambique-Mocimboa da Praia-Terrorist Attack) Enditem