Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, June 23

ABUJA -- At least eight people were killed in a violent clash between farmers and herders in Nigeria's northwestern Kebbi State, police said on Tuesday.

Bashir Usman, spokesperson for the Kebbi police, said in a statement that five other people were rescued by security operatives following the unrest in Gulma town, Argungu Local Government Area, on Monday afternoon. (Nigeria-Clash)

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BERLIN -- One person was killed and four others were injured after two cars collided at a tram stop in north-eastern Berlin on Tuesday, according to German news agency dpa.

The accident occurred at around 10:10 a.m. local time (0810 GMT). The two cars were thrown onto the platform of a tram stop in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district, dpa reported, citing spokesmen for the police and fire brigade. (Germany-Car-Accident)

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PARIS -- The Eiffel Tower in Paris closed early on Tuesday due to forecast high temperatures, according to an official alert issued by the landmark's management.

The monument exceptionally closed at 4:00 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Tuesday, with the last entry scheduled for 12:15 p.m. (1015 GMT), it said on the official website. (France-Eiffel Tower-Heatwave)

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BEIRUT -- Two people were killed and two others injured on Tuesday morning during Israeli machine-gun fire targeting civilians near a bulldozer clearing a road in the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported.

Later, an Israeli airstrike targeted an excavator clearing the rubble from a previously-hit house in the same town, according to local news website Al Markazia. (Lebanon-Israeli-Attacks)

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VILNIUS -- Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene announced her resignation on Tuesday, triggering the formation of a new government following changes within the ruling coalition.

Following the resignation, President Gitanas Nauseda will have 15 days to nominate a candidate for prime minister, who must then be approved by the parliament, also known as Seimas. (Lithuania-PM-Resignation) Enditem