Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 28
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ABUJA -- Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari will visit the United States later this week and meet with President Donald Trump over economy and security issues, a spokesman of the Nigerian president said on Friday.
The two leaders will discuss ways to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries and to advance shared priorities, such as promoting economic growth, fighting terrorism and other threats to peace and security. (Nigeria-US-Visit)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said that the location options of his meeting with top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un has been reduced to two or three sites, and the United States will set up the meeting "very shortly." (US-DPRK-Meeting)
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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military fighter jets Friday night targeted six military targets belonging to Hamas's naval force in the northern Gaza Strip, said the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).
The IDF said the strike came in response to "terror activity and mass attempt to infiltrate into Israeli territory earlier in the day." (Israeli-Gaza-Strike)
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JERUSALEM -- Flash flood in southern Israel has so far killed a total of 10 Israeli teenagers, as the the body of a missing student was discovered on Friday morning.
Israel authorities confirmed the deaths of the other nine victims on Thursday evening. (Israel-Flood-Death) Enditem