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SYDNEY, April 12 (Reuters) – Australia and the U.S. have committed more than A$5 billion ($3.5 billion) to back a range of critical mineral projects, nearly double the amount pledged when the two countries struck a co-operation agreement six months ago, Canberra said on Sunday. The funding seeks to support Australian ventures to develop and …
SYDNEY, April 12 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Brunei and Malaysia this week, continuing diplomatic efforts to secure fuel supplies from Asian allies after disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict. Albanese will travel to Bandar Seri Begawan and Kuala Lumpur from April 14 to 17, his office said in a …
In parched southern Texas, a yearslong drought has depleted Corpus Christi’s water reserves so gravely that the city is scrambling to prevent a shortage that could force painful cutbacks for residents and hobble the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port. Experts said the city didn’t expect such a bad drought, and new …
MIAMI, April 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump/ said on Sunday that the price of oil and gasoline may remain high through November’s midterm elections, a rare acknowledgement of the potential political fallout from his decision to attack Iran https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ six weeks ago. “It could be, or the same, or maybe a little …
By Ahmed Kingimi and Adewale Kolawole MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April 12 (Reuters) – At least 200 people are feared dead after Nigerian military jets struck a village market while pursuing Islamist militants in the northeast of the country on Saturday night, a councillor for the area and residents said on Sunday. The Nigerian Air Force, responding …
BUDAPEST, April 12 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a key opponent of European Union efforts to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s invasion, lost power after 16 years on Sunday as Hungarians voted in record numbers for a pro-EU course spearheaded by centre-right rival Peter Magyar. Orban, 62, had won endorsements from U.S. President Donald …
JERUSALEM (AP) — Ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran ended in the early hours of Sunday without an agreement, raising questions about what happens when a current two-week truce expires on April 22. As the talks wrapped up in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, both sides blamed each other for the failure. There was no …
ROSEBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina authorities were seeking a possible arson suspect Sunday after a woman with serious burns told authorities a man had doused her with gasoline at her home and set her on fire. Firefighters and deputies were called to a structure fire Saturday night in the town of Roseboro and found …
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sergio Garcia broke his driver on No. 2 at Augusta National after an outburst on the tee box Sunday and was issued a code-of-conduct warning, a first at the Masters. The fiery Garcia then created a lighter moment on the same hole when he carried fellow Spaniard Jon Rahm’s clubs for …
LONDON (AP) — The winners of the 2026 Olivier Awards handed out Sunday for achievement in London theater, opera and dance: New Musical: “Paddington The Musical” New Entertainment or Comedy: “Oh, Mary!” Family Show: “The Boy at the Back of the Class” Revival: “All My Sons” Musical Revival: “Into The Woods” Actress-Play: Rosamund Pike, “Inter …