US Secretary of State Rubio said Cuba and its leaders have an opportunity to begin a process of change and should seize it.

Fed Governor Barr said further policy adjustments may be necessary to ensure inf returns to target in a timely manner.

Iranian President Pezeshkian's plane made a technical stop at Algiers' Houari Boumediene International Airport on the 22nd, Algerian sources said. Pezeshkian is en route to the United States to attend the UN General Assembly; the Iranian presidential office said on the 21st he would depart on the 22nd and is expected to speak at the assembly on the 23rd. Algerian authorities did not disclose the president's activities during the stop.