Explosive device thrown outside of Zohran Mamdani’s residence at anti-Islam protest

Two men are in custody in connection with incident after anti-Islam demonstrators clashed with counterprotesters

New York police have confirmed that an improvised explosive device was thrown outside Zohran Mamdani’s official residence on Saturday when anti-Islam demonstrators, led by rightwing influencer Jake Lang, clashed with counterprotesters.

New York police commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed that a preliminary bomb squad analysis of the device that was ignited and thrown during the protest had “determined that it is not a hoax device or a smoke bomb”.

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Five key takeaways from an annual briefing by China’s foreign minister – NPR

  1. Five key takeaways from an annual briefing by China’s foreign minister  NPR
  2. The U.S. and China running the world together? China says no thanks  NBC News
  3. What’s wrong with a G2? Wang Yi lays out China’s case against great-power rivalry  South China Morning Post
  4. China Foreign Minister Addresses Iran, US at NPC 2026  Bloomberg
  5. A community with a shared future for humanity like a beacon lights the way forward: Chinese FM responds to a GT question  Global Times
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US energy chief says spike in gas prices will fall ‘before too long’ amid Iran war

Chris Wright says price increase would last weeks, not months, and that US would not target Iran’s energy industry

Chris Wright, the US Department of Energy secretary, said on Sunday that the spike in energy prices would last weeks, at the worst, not months, and that the US would not target Iran’s energy industry.

His comments come amid rising anxiety that Iran’s response to the US-Israel strikes, which caused a reduction in shipping through the strait of Hormuz and production slowdowns in some oil and gas producing states in the Middle East, may cause broad economic turbulence and higher inflation.

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HORMUZ TRACKER: Iran-Linked Ships Are the Only Ones to Transit – Bloomberg

  1. HORMUZ TRACKER: Iran-Linked Ships Are the Only Ones to Transit  Bloomberg
  2. Middle East conflict hits shipping, oil prices and other international trade stories to know this month  The World Economic Forum
  3. The Billionaire Whose Ships Are Braving Missiles in the Strait of Hormuz  WSJ
  4. Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, suspends two key shipping services due to Iran war  CNBC
  5. Iran’s Chokehold on Persian Gulf Waterway Strains Shipping  The New York Times
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Kurdish leader links potential Iran ground push to US-enforced no-fly zone – Politico

  1. Kurdish leader links potential Iran ground push to US-enforced no-fly zone  Politico
  2. Syria's Kurds caution Iran's Kurds against aligning with US against Tehran  Reuters
  3. Trump says he’s ruled out having Kurds join the Iran war  AP News
  4. Toyota’s Near Indestructible Land Cruiser Has Unique Role In War Zones  Forbes
  5. Under threat, Iraqi Kurds resist pressure to join Iran war  Axios
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