Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, July 26

ATHENS -- Multiple wildfires erupted across Greece on Saturday, placing enormous strain on firefighting resources as the country endures one of the most intense heatwaves in recent years.

According to the Greek daily Kathimerini, blazes were reported simultaneously in Evia, Messinia in the Peloponnese, Kythera Island, and the Thessaloniki region in northern Greece. Firefighters are battling the flames on multiple fronts under extreme and dangerous conditions. (Greece-Fire)

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UNITED NATIONS -- Cambodian and Thai envoys on Friday addressed the United Nations Security Council on ongoing border clashes, with Cambodia calling for unconditional ceasefire and Thailand urging the other side to "end hostilities and resume dialogue."

Cambodia's UN ambassador Chhea Keo called for an immediate ceasefire with Thailand following border clashes between the two countries.

"Cambodia asked for an immediate ceasefire -- unconditionally -- and we also call for the peaceful solution of the (border) dispute," the Cambodian ambassador told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the Security Council. (Thailand-Cambodia-UN)

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WASHINGTON -- Another federal judge on Friday halted the Trump administration's attempt to end birthright citizenship, marking the third nationwide court ruling against the administration's policy since a pivotal Supreme Court decision in June.

Judge Leo Sorokin, from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, joined a federal judge in New Hampshire and a three-judge panel for a federal appeals court in San Francisco in blocking the Trump administration's restrictions on birthright citizenship, ruling that a nationwide injunction on the executive order remains in place under an exception to the Supreme Court ruling. (US-Judge-Trump-Birthright Citizenship)

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TEHRAN -- At least nine people were killed, including six civilians and three gunmen, and 22 others injured in a "terror" attack Saturday morning on the building of the justice department in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan, capital of Sistan and Baluchestan province, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

The attack has been claimed by Jaish al-Zulm, designated by Iran as a terrorist group, the report said. (Iran-Terror Attack) Enditem