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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Jan. 30

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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the "Kremlin list" released by the United States is a "hostile step" complicating Russia-U.S. relations and that Moscow will not surrender its positions endlessly. (Russia-U.S.-Kremlin Report)

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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi movement said Tuesday that it fired a long-range ballistic missile toward the King Khaled International Airport north of the Saudi capital Riyadh, Houthi-controlled Saba news agency reported.

It's the second ballistic missile attack claimed by Houthi rebels on the Saudi airport in less than three months. (Yemen-Houthis)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that the United States has been relocating the so-called Islamic State (IS) to Afghanistan to justify its military presence in the region.

By transferring the IS terror group from Iraq and Syria to Afghanistan, the United States seeks "to justify the continuation of its presence in the region and to create security for the Zionist regime (of Israel)," Khamenei said according to the state TV. (Iran-U.S.)

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ATHENS -- "Never again," said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and visiting Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday during the foundation ceremony for the construction of a Holocaust Museum in the city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece.

The "Jerusalem of the Balkans" used to host the largest Jewish community in Greece. Since the 15th century Jews co-existed harmoniously with Christians and Muslims contributing to the city's prosperity, Tsipras said when addressing the event. (Greece-Israel)

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NAIROBI -- Kenya's main opposition party, National Super Alliance (NASA), on Tuesday "swore in" its leader Raila Odinga as "People's President" amid jubilation from thousands of supporters who witnessed the ceremony at a public park in the capital of Nairobi.

Odinga took the oath of office as people's president at a ceremony presided over by opposition lawyers, assuring his supporters that the struggle for greater democratic space, liberty and freedom had just began. (Kenya-Opposition) Enditem

 

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