Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, July 19

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the upcoming BRICS summit via video link, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.

"President Putin has decided to participate in the BRICS summit in the format of a video conference call," Peskov said, adding that the Russian leader intends to fully participate in the event. (Russia-BRICS-Putin)

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BEIRUT -- Lebanese Foreign