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Karabakh Armenians agree to a ceasefire with Azerbaijan's forces, India's opposition Congress dismisses Canada's suspicions on a Sikh leader's murder, and highlights from the United Nations General Assembly.

Plus, in a scientific first, RNA is recovered from the extinct Tasmanian tiger.

By Edson Caldas

Today's Top News

A damaged residential building following the launch of a military operation by Azerbaijani armed forces in the city of Stepanakert. Siranush Sargsyan/PAN Photo via REUTERS

Ethnic Armenians in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to a Russian proposal for a ceasefire a day after Azerbaijan began an offensive to take control of the enclave. A former top official said close to 100 people had been killed. We have an explainer on the history of the conflict.
India's main opposition Congress party backed the government's rejection of Canada's suspicions that New Delhi's agents had links to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader. India quickly dismissed Canada's assertion as absurd in a row that is worsening already poor relations between the two countries.
Spain's World Cup winning-squad agreed to end their boycott of the national team after the country's football federation said it would make "profound changes" to its structure. The revolt by the players was triggered after the federation's former boss kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain's World Cup victory.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

US President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders to stand with Ukraine against Russian invaders, hoping Republicans in Congress will also take notice. His address at the annual gathering was the centerpiece event of his three-day visit to New York. Reuters' Trevor Hunnicutt picks through the speech – listen here.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy implored world leaders to stand united against Russia's invasion. Today, European Council President Charles Michel will ask China directly at the Security Council to do more to push Russia towards a "just peace" in Ukraine, according to his draft speech seen by Reuters.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will gather leaders that he has identified as taking stronger action on climate change for a meeting aimed at building momentum ahead of the COP28 summit. Meanwhile, a new treaty to protect the world's oceans is expected to be signed by dozens of countries.

Go to Reuters.com for more updates from our reporters at the UNGA.

Business & Markets

Britain's high inflation rate unexpectedly fell in August, prompting investors to increase their bets on the Bank of England pausing its historic run of interest rates hikes as soon as Thursday. Official data showed the consumer price index dropped to 6.7%, its lowest since February 2022, from July's 6.8%.
Confident the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates unchanged, investors are far more focused on the release of new forecasts today that will reveal how much US central bank policymakers buy into the prospect of an economic "soft landing" and what rate environment will prevail alongside it.
When the CEO gets a 40% raise, what do the workers deserve? That question is at the heart of the United Auto Workers union's strikes. And in more news on CEO pay, Australia's Qantas said its former chief took a pay increase of 872%, but added it was cutting and withholding hefty bonuses amid damaging lawsuits.
Economic growth in developing Asia this year will be slightly lower than previously expected as the weakness in China's property sector and El Niño-related risks cloud regional prospects, the Asian Development Bank said. The ADB trimmed its growth forecast for developing Asia to 4.7%, from 4.8% projected in July.
China urged increased cross-border connectivity with Russia and deeper mutual trade and investment cooperation, as both allies vowed ever closer economic ties. With the war in Ukraine well in its second year and Russia under Western sanctions, Moscow has leaned on its ally Beijing for economic support.
WhatsApp announced that it will offer credit card payments and services from rival digital payment providers within its app in India. The additions bolster Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plan for business messaging to become the "next major pillar" of the company's sales growth.

Huawei unit ships Chinese-made surveillance chips in fresh comeback sign

The booth of Huawei's chip developer Hisilicon at Security China, an exhibition on public safety and security in Beijing. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo

A Huawei unit is shipping new Chinese-made chips for surveillance cameras in a fresh sign the Chinese tech giant is finding ways around four years of US export controls, two sources briefed on the unit's efforts said. The shipments from the company's HiSilicon chip design unit started this year.

Read our exclusive report here.

And Finally...

The desiccated remains of an extinct marsupial mammal called the Tasmanian tiger, or the thylacine. Emilio Marmol Sanchez/Handout via REUTERS

The Tasmanian tiger is extinct, but that does not mean scientists have stopped learning about it. Researchers said they have recovered RNA - genetic material present in all living cells that has structural similarities to DNA - from the desiccated skin and muscle of a Tasmanian tiger stored since 1891 at a museum.

Read more here: In a first, RNA is recovered from extinct Tasmanian tiger

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