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Look to next-gen oil and gas leaders to end North America's energy stalemate: experts
WASHINGTON - North America's polarizing pipeline battles have seen many venues - from the Prime Minister's Office and the U.S. State Department to the windswept plains of Nebraska and Minnesota to jud...
Mar 21, 2021

US defence chief arrives in Kabul on 1st trip to Afghanistan
KABUL - State media reports that U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Sunday in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, amid swirling questions about how long American troops ...
Mar 21, 2021

N. Korean diplomats leaving Malaysia after ties are severed
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - North Korean diplomats vacated their embassy in Malaysia and were expelled Sunday, after the two nations cut diplomatic relations in a spat over the extradition of a North Kor...
Mar 21, 2021

US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. Navy said Sunday it will hold a major naval exercise alongside Belgium, France and Japan in the Mideast amid tensions over Iran's nuclear program in the region. ...
Mar 21, 2021

Australia's most populous state hit by severe rains, floods
SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's most populous state of New South Wales on Sunday issued more evacuation orders following the worst flooding in decades. The New South Wales State Emergency Services res...
Mar 21, 2021

Wary Philippines says 200 Chinese vessels at disputed reef
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government expressed concern after spotting more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels it believed were crewed by militias at a reef claimed by both countries in the So...
Mar 21, 2021

Filipino troops kill rebel commander, rescue last hostage
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine troops killed an Abu Sayyaf rebel commander blamed for years of ransom kidnappings and on Sunday rescued the last of his four Indonesian captives, the military said. M...
Mar 21, 2021

Thai police use tear gas, rubber bullets to break up protest
BANGKOK - Scores of people were injured and arrested in the Thai capital after police used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday night to break up a rally by pro-democracy protesters cal...
Mar 21, 2021

Julia Letlow wins northeast Louisiana-based US House seat
BATON ROUGE, La. - Republican Julia Letlow easily won a Saturday special election for the northeast Louisiana-based U.S. House seat that her husband, Luke, couldn't fill because of his death from comp...
Mar 21, 2021

Japan PM vows no virus rebound as emergency measures end
TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged Sunday to do his utmost to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus ahead of the Olympic torch relay and his upcoming visit to Washington. Suga was...
Mar 21, 2021