It was to be Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy's first in- person appearance at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Moscow's invasion of his country when Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia objected to him taking the floor at the start of the meeting.
- Macro MattersFed keeps rates steady, toughens policy stance as 'soft landing' hopes grow
The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but stiffened a hawkish monetary policy stance that its officials increasingly believe can succeed in lowering inflation without wrecking the economy or leading to large job losses.
- Markets
Morning Bid: Central bank bonanza, yen intervention watch
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.
- LegalColorado police face trial over death of Elijah McClain
The first of three trials is due to begin over the death of a Black man who was not suspected of any crime when police placed him in a choke hold and called paramedics who gave him a sedative overdose.
