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Xinhua world news summary at 0900 GMT, April 1

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a hold on more than 200 million U.S. dollars in recovery funds for Syria this week, U.S. media reported on Saturday.

Trump demanded more information on how the money is being used, senior State Department officials were quoted by CNN as saying.

He also reportedly wanted to see other countries step up to the plate and pay more. (US-Syria-Fund)

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SEOUL -- Combined forces of South Korea and the United States on Sunday launched the planned joint springtime war game, local media reports said.

Citing Seoul's defense ministry, local media reported that the Foal Eagle field training exercise started early Sunday as announced. It would last for about four weeks, while the Key Resolve computer-simulated command post exercise would continue for two weeks from mid-April. (S.Korea-U.S.-War Game)

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NEW DELHI -- The death toll in building collapse in central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh Sunday rose to 10 as rescue teams struggled hard to locate bodies and survivors, officials said.

The building collapsed Saturday night near the crowded Sarvate bus stand in Indore district, about 195 km southwest of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. (India-Building Collapse)

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GAZA -- Clashes between Palestinian protestors and Israeli soldiers renewed Saturday afternoon, leaving 35 Palestinians injured, medics said.

Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the Gaza Health Ministry, told reporters that 35 Palestinian young men were shot and injured by Israeli troops' gunfire all over the Gaza Strip, adding that all the injured were taken to hospitals for medical treatment. (Palestine-Israel-Clashes)

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DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army on Saturday declared a major victory after wresting control over much of the Eastern Ghouta countryside of Damascus.

In a statement, the army said after a series of "precisely-planned" military actions, the Syrian army has captured 31 towns and areas in Eastern Ghouta, still in fight with the rebels in Douma district, the last rebel stronghold north of Eastern Ghouta.

Hundreds of rebels have been killed and their command centers destroyed during the offensive which began late last month, according to the military statement. (Syria-Conflict) Enditem

 

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