Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, May 22

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that six people died as a result of the Ukrainian drone strike targeting educational buildings and a student dormitory in the Luhansk region.

Russia's Emergency Ministry said a large-scale overnight drone assault hit the campus of Starobelsk College, affiliated with Luhansk Pedagogical University, causing the collapse of a student dormitory building. (Russia-Ukrainian Strike)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has departed for a visit to Iran, security sources said on Friday.

According to the sources, Munir will hold discussions on the ongoing Iran-U.S. negotiations, regional peace and other issues of mutual interest during the visit. (Pakistan-Iran-Army Chief Visit)

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GENEVA -- The public health risk from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been upgraded from high to very high, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

"We are revising our risk assessment of Ebola to very high at the national level, high at the regional level, and low at global level" WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference. (WHO-Ebola)

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TEHRAN -- The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Friday that 35 more vessels, including oil tankers, containerships and commercial vessels, have crossed the Strait of Hormuz within the past 24 hours in coordination with and under the protection of its forces.

In a statement published on the IRGC's official news outlet Sepah News, the Navy said that despite insecurity caused in the strait following the U.S. and Israeli military "aggression" against Iran, its forces have managed to create a safe route for the passage of vessels and the continuation of the global trade. (Iran-Hormuz Strait)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States does not want to impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, reversing remarks he made last month suggesting Washington would collect such tolls.

"We want it open, we want it free. We don't want tolls," Trump told reporters at the White House. "It's an international waterway." (U.S.-Hormuz) Enditem