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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, May 10

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday that his meeting with the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un will be in Singapore on June 12. (U.S.-Trump-DPRK)

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ANKARA -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday discussed with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani about the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.

In the phone call, Erdogan told Rouhani that he does not view the U.S. move as a right decision, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported, citing presidential sources. (Turkey-Iran-Nuclear)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Mahathir Mohamad, 92, a former Malaysian prime minister who led the opposition to achieve a stunning victory in the general election, took the oath of office on Thursday night, becoming the world's oldest government leader.

Mahathir won the election after his coalition Pakatan Harapan secured 113 seats out of the 222 seats at the parliament's lowerhouse, unseating the Barisna Nasional coalition, which has run the country for more than 60 years and of which Mahathir used to serve as the chairman.(Malaysia-PM-Sworn In)

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DAMASCUS -- Syria's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the Israeli attacks will only increase tension in the region and pose a "serious" threat to regional and international peace, according to the state news agency SANA.

The ministry said that Israel is now opting for direct confrontation after having been "hiding behind its terrorist tools."(Syria-Israel-Attack )

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NAKURU -- At least 20 people were killed and an unknown number of people missing after a dam burst its banks in Nakuru county in west Kenya, police said on Thursday.

Local police commander, Japheth Kioko, said that the incident occurred on Wednesday evening after Patel Dam in Subukia, township in the city of Nakuru, broke its banks causing destruction and deaths.(Kenya-Flood-Death ) Enditem

 

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