Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, January 9th

Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, January 9th

HOUSTON – A suspect is at large after shooting dead a person while leaving two others injured on Saturday morning at a post-opening club in southwest Houston, the largest city in the south central US state of Texas, authorities say.

The shooting took place just before 8 a.m. local time, according to Houston police. (US-Shooting)

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ANKARA – Three Turkish soldiers were killed last Saturday when a bomb exploded at Turkey’s border with Syria, the country’s defense ministry said.

The soldiers were killed as a result of an explosion by an improvised explosive device planted by “terrorists” on the border in the Akcakale district of the southeastern city of Sanliurfa, the ministry said in a written statement without giving further details. (Turkey-Explosion-Syria)

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TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister on Saturday blacklisted another 51 US individuals for their “roles” in the assassination of former Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani.

In a statement, the ministry said the new list of sanctioned US individuals, such as Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and former National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, is in line with the implementation of Iran’s law to “fight human rights abuses and the United States adventurous and terrorist acts in the region. ” (Iran-USA-Soleimani)

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STOCKHOLM – Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has tested positive for covid-19, the Royal Court stated on Saturday, just a few days after King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia also tested positive.

“The Crown Princess, who is fully vaccinated, has cold symptoms but is otherwise well. Infection tracing has begun,” the court wrote in a press release. (Sweden-COVID-Royal Family)

Source: sn.dk

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