Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, March 24

LIMA -- Peruvian Vice President Martin Vizcarra was sworn in as the new president on Friday after the Congress accepted the resignation of Pedro Pablo Kuczynsk. (Peru-New President)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has signed the 1.3 trillion-U.S. dollar spending bill hours after he threatened to veto it.

"As a matter of a national security, I've signed this omnibus budget bill," Trump said at a press conference on Friday. (US-Spending Bill)

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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed gratitude on Friday to the 20 nations who pledged approximately 100 million U.S. dollars for Palestinian refugees to help make up a shortfall in donations from the United States. (UN-Palestinians-Donation)

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CAPE TOWN -- South Africa Friday voiced concern over the United States' refusal to exclude it from the application of tariff duties on steel and aluminium.

The imposition of the duties will have a negative impact on productive capacity and jobs in a sector already suffering from global steel overcapacity, South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry said. (South Africa-US Tariff)

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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday condemned the vicious terrorist attack that took place in France, during which a perpetrator claiming loyalty to the Islamic State killed three people.

"The civilized world must unite and act together to defeat terror," Netanyahu said in a statement issued Friday. (Israel-France-Terror Attack) Enditem