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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 26

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats and intelligence officials, and the closure of the Russian Consulate in Seattle in response to the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain earlier this month.

The Russian officials, including 12 from the Russian mission at the United Nations, were asked to leave the United States within seven days, senior U.S. officials said Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity. (US-Russia-Spy)

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SOFIA -- A total of 14 member states of the European Union (EU) have decided to expel Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain, European Council President Donald Tusk announced Monday in Varna, Bulgaria.

Tusk told reporters that the European Council last week condemned in the strongest possible terms the recent attack in Salisbury, and the European Council agreed with the British government's assessment that it is highly likely that Russia is responsible and that there is no plausible alternative explanation.(EU-Russia)

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MOSCOW -- A total of 64 people have been confirmed dead in a major fire that broke out at a shopping mall in Kemerovo city in southwestern Siberia one day ago, the Russian Investigative Committee said Monday.

The fire, which started Sunday afternoon, was reported to have been put out by Monday morning, but video footage showed smoke rising in the afternoon from the building that was still smoldering.(Russia-Shopping Mall Fire-Toll)

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MADRID -- Spanish police on Monday confirmed the arrest in eastern Spain of a Ukrainian who is allegedly thought to have been the brains behind the theft of around 1 billion U.S. dollars from banks around the world over a one-year period.

The arrest took place after a three-year investigation during which Spain's National Police collaborated with Europol and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as well as police in Belarus.(Spain-Cyber Attack-Suspect) Enditem

 

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