Record rise in renewables means green energy now produces 40pc of global electricity

The world passed a clean energy milestone last year, new figures have shown, with more than 40pc of global electricity generation now coming from renewables and nuclear power.

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Iran sceptical of US intentions ahead of talks on nuclear deal

Iran is approaching weekend talks with the United States over its nuclear programme warily, with little confidence in progress and deep suspicions over US intentions, Iranian officials told Reuters yesterday.

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At least 28 killed in Dominican Republic as nightclub roof collapses

At least 28 people died and more than 160 were injured after a roof fell at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic, authorities said.

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Chinese nationals caught fighting for the Russians in Ukraine, Zelensky says

President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that Ukrainian forces had captured two Chinese men fighting for Russia in eastern Ukraine, potentially threatening a fragile peace effort in the three-year-old war.

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Elon Musk calls Trump trade adviser ‘dumber than a sack of bricks& in latest tariffs spat

Billionaire presidential adviser Elon Musk attacked White House trade counsellor Peter Navarro as &dumber than a sack of bricks& as a fight over president Donald Trump&s tariff regime spilled onto social media yesterday.

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Protesters rally for fourth week against Hungary&s law banning Pride events

Thousands of protesters rallied for the fourth week in Hungary's capital on Tuesday, denouncing a new law passed by populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist government banning LGBT+ Pride events.

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