Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, June 16

EVIAN, France -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States is going to have the Strait of Hormuz fully opened by Friday.

"The ships are starting to move nicely. Oil is starting to go, and the prices are coming down rapidly," Trump told reporters on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France, stressing the most important part is that "Iran will not have a nuclear weapon." (Trump-Strait of Hormuz)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Two soldiers were killed during grenade-throwing training at a military base in Malaysia's Kedah state, the country's military said on Tuesday.

The incident happened at 10.57 a.m. local time. The victims sustained severe injuries and were pronounced dead while being transported to a nearby hospital, the Malaysian Army said in a statement. (Malaysia-Soldiers-Training Accident)

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JOHANNESBURG -- Eight people were killed after a minibus taxi and a truck collided in South Africa's Mpumalanga province, local media reported on Tuesday.

The collision occurred on Tuesday morning on the N4 Toll Road between Ngodwana and Waterval Onder, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported, citing the Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison. (South Africa-Road Crash)

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ISLAMABAD -- Five militants were killed in an intelligence-based operation carried out by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, officials said on Tuesday.

The operation was carried out in a border area of the Attock district following intelligence reports that the militants were planning attacks in the province, a CTD spokesperson said. (Pakistan-Counterterrorism-Operation) Enditem