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The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged from its previous meeting in July.

The range of 5.25% to 5.5% is the highest in 22 years.

Rate setters now think that there will be one more hike this year, and they expect to hold rates steady through next year to combat inflation.

Thousands of protesters flocked to Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, and called for the resignation of Nicole Pashinion, the country's prime minister, over his perceived surrender of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Earlier a ceasefire took place in the besieged enclave, one day after at least 32 people were reportedly killed in Azerbaijan's offensive against Armenian separatists.

According to the agreement, the region's Armenian militia will disarm and disband.

In an address to the UN Security Council, Ukraine's president, Vladimir Zelensky, criticized Russia's permanent seat and veto.

He also proposed a peace summit.

It was the first time that Mr. Zelensky had attended the council in person, and his first time sharing a table with senior Russian officials since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, is also expected to speak.

America's Senate prepared on Wednesday to individually confirm three army generals to roles on a presidential advisory council, maneuvering around a months-long obstruction by a Republican senator from Alabama.

Tommy Tuberville has refused to allow votes on military appointments in batches, as is standard over objections to the Pentagon's abortion policy.

The nominations of more than 300 officers have stalled as a result.

Rishisunak, Britain's prime minister, announced that he would weaken several measures intended to decarbonize the country.

The government will now delay a ban on buying new petrol and diesel cars by five years to 2035.

Households will now not be required when switching their boilers to replace them with heat pumps until 2035, either.

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