NYC mayoral election: Candidates, polls, results and what’s at stake
The election in the biggest US city has grabbed eyeballs globally. Its verdict could shape US politics.
Doha declaration ‘booster shot for development’ amid global uncertainty: UN
UN chief tells Second World Summit for Social Development in Qatar that 700 million people live in extreme poverty.
The Dalai Lama created a Tibetan capital in exile in India. It’s shrinking – NPR
Chess world roiled by Naroditsky’s ‘unexpected’ death
Sudden passing of respected grandmaster and gifted communicator of chess leads to allegations of ‘cyberbullying’.
As criticism grows, is UAE ready to walk away from Sudan’s RSF militia?
After mass killings in El Fasher and four years on from a coup, UAE now admits its Sudan policy has gone wrong
The United Arab Emirates’ diplomatic machine is for the first time admitting to mistakes in its Sudan policy after suffering reputational damage over its support for the Rapid Support Forces, the Sudanese paramilitary group that has carried out mass killings in El Fasher since it captured the city late last month.
Speaking in Bahrain on Sunday, Anwar Gargash, the UAE’s senior diplomatic envoy, said the UAE and others had been wrong not to impose sanctions on the instigators of the 2021 coup – led jointly by the RSF and the army – that overthrew Sudan’s transitional civilian government.
Continue reading...Guinea’s coup leader enters presidential race
Gen Mamadi Doumbouya has broken his promise to hand power to a civilian government.
Video: Typhoon floods wash away cars and shipping containers in Philippines
Cars and shipping containers were washed away by floods caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines.
Freed Palestinian prisoners reunited with families in Gaza
Heartwarming scenes unfolded in Gaza as Israel released five Palestinian prisoners, reuniting them with their families.
NYC mayoral election live: Polls open as Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa face off
Mayoral race pits Democrat Zohran Mamdani against independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
Typhoon Kalmaegi kills two people as it batters Philippines
Storm causes havoc as it hits centre of the country, displacing hundreds of thousands.
A look inside Egypt’s newly unveiled Grand Egyptian Museum – Al Jazeera
- A look inside Egypt’s newly unveiled Grand Egyptian Museum Al Jazeera
- Egypt's Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time BBC
- The $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum opens to the public AP News
- Now give us back Rosetta Stone and other treasures, Egyptians demand The Times
- The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo is Finally Open, Displaying Countless Treasures for the First Time ARTnews.com
Three key races, California’s map and the Trump factor – what to watch in US elections
New York City, New Jersey, and Virginia hold elections, and California may join the redistricting war
A look inside Egypt’s newly unveiled Grand Egyptian Museum
After two decades and an estimated cost of $1bn, the Grand Egyptian Museum opens its doors to the public on Tuesday.
Maldives becomes only nation with generational smoking ban – CBS News
- Maldives becomes only nation with generational smoking ban CBS News
- Smoking banned for entire generation under sweeping new national law Fox News
- Maldives becomes the first country to impose a generational ban on smoking NBC News
- Maldives bans smoking for younger generations BBC
- Maldives just made it illegal for some generations to smoke CNN
Mamdani promises to stand up to ‘bullies’ after Trump funding threat
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has vowed to resist US President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold funding.
Torture in Israeli prisons rose sharply during war, says freed Palestinian author
Nasser Abu Srour says prisons became like ‘another front’ in Gaza conflict and tells of struggle to adjust to life outside
A celebrated Palestinian author who was freed last month after more than 32 years in Israeli prisons has said the use of torture increased dramatically during his last two years of captivity as Israel came to treat its jails as another front in the Gaza war.
Nasser Abu Srour, whose prison memoir has been translated into seven languages and is tipped to win a major international literary prize this month, was among more than 150 Palestinians serving life sentences who were freed as part of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire and then immediately exiled to Egypt, where most remain in limbo.
Continue reading...Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Mexico over ex-PM’s asylum claim
Lima denounced the decision to grant Betssy Chávez, an alleged co-author of an attempted coup, as an "unfriendly act".
Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Mexico over ex-PM’s asylum claim
Lima denounced the decision to grant Betssy Chávez, an alleged co-author of an attempted coup, as an "unfriendly act".
China’s president Xi Jinping jokes about backdoors in Xiaomi smartphones – theregister.com
- China's president Xi Jinping jokes about backdoors in Xiaomi smartphones theregister.com
- That Time When China’s Leader Joked About Espionage The New York Times
- China's Xi jokes about 'backdoor' when gifting South Korea's Lee Xiaomi phones Reuters
- Xi Jinping cracks joke about spying with phones given to South Korean president The Guardian
- Xi Renews China-Korea Ties With Lee on First Visit in 11 Years Bloomberg
Nick Smith Jr, Lakers stun Blazers without injured James, Doncic and Reaves
Unheralded Nick Smith Jr led the injury-depleted Los Angeles Lakers to an upset victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.