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On a visit to Israel, the US vice-president said Washington would not set a deadline for the group to disarm under the US-brokered dealUS vice-president JD Vance expressed “great optimism” that the Gaza truce would hold, before a meeting on Wednesday in Jerusalem with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.Vance is in Israel to shore up support for the US-brokered ceasefire and postwar reconstruction plans.What we’ve seen the past week gives me great optimism the ceasefire is going to holdI think that everybody should be proud of where we are today. It’s going to require constant effort.

Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewablesCoal use hit a record high around the world last year despite efforts to switch to clean energy, imperilling the world’s attempts to rein in global heating.The share of coal in electricity generation dropped as renewable energy surged ahead. But the general increase in power demand meant that more coal was used overall, according to the annual State of Climate Action report, published on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/22/global-use-of-coal-hit-record-high-in-2024 Author : Fiona Harvey Environment editor Publish date : 2025-10-22 04:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Temperatures forecast to reach 39C in the CBD as rain and damaging gusts up to 130km/h expected along Victoria’s south-west coastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe weather bureau has forecast a “blistering day” for Sydney on Wednesday, with record-breaking heat shifting towards the east coast, while damaging winds whip through southern states.On Tuesday, both New South Wales and Queensland recorded their hottest-ever October temperatures, the highest since records began in 1910, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/22/sydney-weather-nsw-heat-bom-forecast-wind-warnings-australia Author : Petra Stock

Adelita Grijalva was elected last month but Republican House speaker has so far blocked her from taking seatArizona’s attorney general is suing to force the Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, to swear in Adelita Grijalva, a Democrat who won a congressional special election in September.Grijalva was elected on 23 September in the southern Arizona district that her father, Raúl Grijalva, held until his death earlier this year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/21/arizona-mike-johnson-adelita-grijalva Author : Rachel Leingang Publish date : 2025-10-21 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.