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Indonesia-US overflight debate misses the strategic point

When Indonesians hear the phrase military overflight, the image that often comes to mind is simple: foreign military aircraft freely crossing the skies without permission. It is a powerful image because it directly touches on sovereignty, one of the most sensitive elements of

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A host of positive 'tipping points' can regenerate nature

A host of positive "tipping points" can spark rapid nature recovery, a leading expert says. Action to protect and restore nature must accelerate radically to meet global goals for 2030 and beyond. Writing in the journal Nature Sustainability, Professor Tim Lenton says positive

Ukrainians mark 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

Ukrainians in Slavutych on Sunday honoured the men and women whose mission it was to clean up the worst nuclear accident in history. People streamed in from different parts of the city to place candles on a large radiation hazard symbol as they marked the 40th anniversary of