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Zohran Mamdani wins: Who are the Democratic Socialists of America?
Zohran Mamdani's win in New York has been seen by many as a wake-up call for a listless Democratic party.
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LIVE: Mamdani starts NYC transition as Trump acknowledges election setback
The mayor-elect announces transition team led by four co-chairs, including former chief of the Federal Trade Commission.
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The federal shutdown and the Senate filibuster: What could happen now?
Trump wants the Senate to drop the filibuster rule so Republicans can end the shutdown with a simple majority vote.
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Ghazala Hashmi is first Muslim to win statewide office in Virginia
Democrat Hashmi, an Indian American, won the lieutenant governor’s race in the US state of Virginia.
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Journey to Kenya: Sudan’s Jiu-jitsu Team Defies the Odds
In 2019, a Sudanese jiu-jitsu team travelled by land from Sudan to Kenya, no funding, no backing, just determination.
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Israel sets up checkpoint in Syria’s Quneitra in new breach of sovereignty
Israel has conducted more than 1,000 air strikes and more than 400 ground incursions in Syria since al-Assad overthrow.
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UN chief says Gaza needs UN mandate for security force
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says Gaza should have a UN mandate for a peacekeeping force.
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Europe’s search and rescue bodies suspend contacts with Libyan counterpart
The newly-formed Justice Fleet has suspended contact with Libya's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.
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Zohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York, challenges Trump
Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and South Asian to hold the post.
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Gaza toddler survives strike that killed his family during ceasefire
One-year-old is the sole survivor of an Israeli attack that killed his entire family during the Gaza ceasefire.
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NYC mayor-elect Mamdani won with “affordability” pledge
" In New York City, we have, in terms of the sheer volume of voters, the most since at least 1969."
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Dick Cheney and the sanitising of a war criminal
As US media try to whitewash his legacy in death, the world continues to grapple with the horrors he helped unleash.
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US election results 2025: Key takeaways from historic night across the US
Democrats victorious in New Jersey and Virginia governor elections, California Proposition 50 vote, and mayoral races.
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‘Nothing revolutionary’ about Russia’s nuclear-powered missile: Experts
Putin has touted cruise missile Burevestnik and torpedo Poseidon as game-changing weapons as the Ukraine war rages on.
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New York City just elected Zohran Mamdani. What now? | Start Here
State assemblyman goes from a political unknown to the next mayor of New York City.
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EU waters down climate target in last-ditch deal before COP30 in Brazil
Bloc agrees compromises to win over sceptical countries as climate concerns take backseat to trade and defence.
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Why is Pakistan making India a key figure in its dispute with the Taliban?
Pakistan's fears over closer India-Taliban ties are influencing its approach to peace talks with Kabul, analysts say.
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Cristiano Ronaldo plans to retire from football for family reasons
The Portuguese football superstar made the comments on a TV talk show in the United Kingdom.
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Bigger than Zohran
A young socialist's path to mayor of NYC exposed divisions within the Democrats and groups shaping US elections.
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Attack on funeral in war-torn Sudan’s Kordofan region kills 40, UN says
Reports of RSF attack on army-held el-Obeid emerge as paramilitary group on verge of launching an offensive on key city.
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