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UN secretary-general asks Iran to avoid 'unnecessary force' on protesters

The United Nations Secretary-General called on Iran to refrain from using unnecessary or disproportionate force against protesters as unrest over a young woman's death in police custody prevails

Fears over floods, winds rise as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida coast

Florida residents rushed to board up their homes, stash precious belongings on upper floors and flee from oncoming Hurricane Ian, fearing the monstrous storm that knocked out power to all of Cuba

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appointed as prime minister

Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was appointed prime minister on Tuesday by royal decree

Cuba without electricity as power grid collapses after Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian knocked out power across all of Cuba and devastated some of the country's most important tobacco farms when it slammed into the island's western tip as a major hurricane Tuesday

Joe Biden sets US target for refugee admissions at 125,000 for 2023

President Joe Biden kept the nation's cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from advocates to raise it even higher

Over 194,000 Russians flee call-up to neighbouring nations amid Ukraine war

It took Vsevolod four days to drive from Moscow to Russia's southern border with Georgia. He had to abandon his car at one point and continue on foot.

US Treasury Secretary warns inaction on climate could cause economic crisis

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned of economic calamity if climate change is not addressed with immediate government intervention

Americans to save 3% on monthly premiums for Medicare plans next year

For the first time in a decade, Americans will pay less next year on monthly premiums for Medicare's Part B plan, which covers routine doctors' visits and other outpatient care

California murder suspect, teen daughter killed during police shootout

An abducted 15-year-old girl and her father a fugitive wanted in the death of the teen's mother were killed amid a shootout with law enforcement Tuesday on a highway in the high desert

Biogen agrees to pay $900 mn to settle doctor kickback allegations

Biogen has agreed to pay $900 mn to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by paying kickbacks to doctors to persuade them to prescribe its multiple sclerosis drugs

Meta disables sprawling Russian propaganda network targeting Europe

The operation involved more than 60 websites created to mimic legitimate news sites including The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom and Germany's Der Spiegel

Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, Florida braces for Category 4 damages

Ian sustained top winds of 205 kmph as it moved over the city of Pinar del Rio. As much as 14 feet of storm surge was predicted along Cuba's coast

He's back: Italy's Silvio Berlusconi wins Senate seat after tax ban

Just in time to celebrate his 86th birthday, former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy's parliament, winning a seat in the Senate

Pound stabilises but turmoil in stock markets continues for UK economy

The instability began to have real-world impacts, with several British mortgage lenders withdrawing deals amid concern that interest rates may soon rise sharply

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe honoured at divisive state funeral

Japan's assassinated hawkish former leader, Shinzo Abe, was given a rare state funeral that was full of military pomp and surrounded by throngs of mourners as well as by widespread protests

Rescue operation on for American ski mountaineer missing in Nepal mountain

Rescuers in a helicopter were searching on the world's eighth-highest mountain Tuesday for a famed US ski mountaineer a day after she fell off the mountain near the peak.

Japan protests Russia's expulsion of official, denies spying allegations

Japan protested to Russia on Tuesday over the detention of a Japanese consulate official on espionage allegations, denying the allegations and accusing Russian authorities of abusive interrogation

Hurricane Ian lashes Cuba, likely to hit Florida coast as Category 4 storm

A strengthening Hurricane Ian's rain lashed Cuba, where authorities have evacuated 50,000 people, as it roared on a path that could see it hit Florida's west coast as a Category 4 hurricane

'New epoch' is arriving, says UN President Korosi on general assembly meet

The war in Ukraine and its global fallout transfixed the meeting of world leaders at the UN General Assembly this year. When it wasn't out front, it lurked in the background of virtually every speech

Maria Sakkari, Sloane Stephens win openers at Parma Ladies Tennis Open

Top-seeded Maria Sakkari rallied past Ukrainian qualifier Kateryna Baindl 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3 in the opening round of the Parma Ladies Open