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The European Commission adopted a new strategy last week that will determine how the EU will adapt to the unavoidable effects of climate change...

SUSANNE SCHMEIDL Wavering US commitment, a weak government and a waiting Taliban keep Afghans’ future at risk. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/something-has-give-cost-no-peace-afghanistan

Anastasia Kapetas After weeks of considering how to respond to the poisoning and arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the EU and US announced coordinated...

Teagan Westendorf Australia’s war against organised crime has hotted up. The arrest of accused drug lord Tse Chi Lop and allegations of large-scale money laundering in Australian casinos have...

This Thursday Japan commemorates the 10th anniversary of the 3/11 Great East Japan Earthquake triple disaster. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck northeast Japan’s...

Tatsujiro Suzuki, Nagasaki University This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. On the surface, Japan seems to have learned a tough...

Two protesters killed as shops, factories close in response to a call for a general strike to protest military coup. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/8/myanmar-2

Australia was among 13 countries campaigners say have been providing assistance to military that seized control of Myanmar in a coup. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/8/australia-cuts-myanmar-military-ties-amid-rising-death-toll

Washington says Seoul agreed to ‘a meaningful increase’ in its contribution to the cost of US forces in South Korea. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/8/south-korea-us-agree-on-new-cost-sharing-deal-for-troops