Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says top diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will travel to New York to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

A fire broke out on the roof of a New York hospital, leading to two minor injuries and the evacuation of the emergency room.

Hurricane Ida’s remnants devastated the entire US northeast with unprecedented downpour and massive flash floods in the past days.

The unprecedented situation has prompted a flash flood emergency warning for New York City, as the flooding turned streets into rivers and shut down subway services.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told a Thursday news conference there were nine confirmed fatalities in New York caused by what he had described as a "historic weather event."

The US East Coast braced on Saturday to take a direct hit from Hurricane Henri as it threatened to pound the region with fierce winds and heavy rains that could cause "life-threatening" storm surge and flooding.

As pressure mounts on the Duke of York over a sexual assault lawsuit brought in the US he has reportedly rushed to Scotland to meet the Queen for crisis talks.