Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 14
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WASHINGTON -- At least one person was wounded in a shooting outside the headquarters of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) in Fort Meade, Maryland on Wednesday morning, authorities said.
One suspect has been taken into custody, local media reported, quoting an NSA statement as saying that police have secured the area and there was no continuing threat near the facility, a U.S. intelligence agency about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Washington. (US-NSA-Shooting)
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JOHANNESBURG -- South African President Jacob Zuma, in an exclusive interview with South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Wednesday, said he disagreed with the ruling party decision for him to resign.
Zuma broke his silence when pressure to resign mounts on him as he spoke to the SABC from Union Building in Pretoria. (South Africa-Zuma-Resign)
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THE HAGUE -- Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, who was deported from Ukraine to Poland on Monday, arrived at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands on Wednesday.
His lawyer Oscar Hammerstein told national broadcaster NOS that Saakashvili was currently in Rotterdam to arrange his settlement in the Netherlands, which was approved by the Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service. He has already received a temporary residence permit. (Netherlands-Georgia-Saakashvili)
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LONDON -- British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Wednesday tried to shed more light on Britain's "road to Brexit," saying stopping Brexit from happening would be a "disastrous mistake."
In his speech, titled "Road to Brexit -- a united Kingdom," Johnson said "derailing Brexit would be disastrous." His speech was seen as an attempt to unite former Remain and Leave voters behind a liberal, optimistic view of Brexit. (UK-FM-Brexit) Enditem