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China to cut its greenhouse gas emissions

China is the world's biggest source of planet-warming gases.

China, the world's biggest source of planet-warming gases, has for the first time committed to an absolute target to cut its emissions. We speak to our correspondent in China.

A detainee has died and two others are critically injured after a rooftop sniper opened fire at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement centre in Dallas, Texas, official say. The authorities said that the gunman killed himself and that no law enforcement officers were injured in the attack. We speak speak to a reporter in Dallas.

Syria's interim president has told the UN General Assembly that his country has reclaimed its "rightful place" on the world stage. Ahmed al-Sharaa is the first Syrian leader to address the assembly since nineteen-sixty-seven. Last December, the former Islamist fighter headed a rebel alliance that overthrew the Assad regime.

Presenters: James Copnall and Catherine Byaruhanga.

(Photo: General view of the solar panels and wind turbines of Wind, Solar and Fishing Base in Dongtai near Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. Credit:
Alex Plavevski/EPA)

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Thu 25 Sep 2025 04:06GMT

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  • Thu 25 Sep 2025 04:06GMT