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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 Korean criminal suspect to the United States.

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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 calling for the release of detained activists, consti

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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.

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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.

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Pakistan Prime Minister Khan tests positive for coronavirus

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for the coronavirus two days after he received his first vaccine dose, officials announced. Dr.

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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.

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State TV: Explosion kills 1, wounds 3 in southeastern Iran

TEHRAN, Iran — An explosion Sunday killed one person and wounded three others in the restive southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchistan, state TV reported, as details about the incident remained scarce.

Mar 21, 2021 5:17 AM Read more >

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.

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Fleeing coup, Myanmar police refugees in India seek asylum

MIZORAM, India — Myanmar police officers who fled to India after they said they defied orders to shoot people protesting their country's military coup are urging India's government not to send them back and to grant them asylum on humanitarian ground

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Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 billion

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco announced Sunday that its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion, a big drop that came as the coronavirus pandemic roiled global energy markets. Saudi Arabian Oil Co.

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