After Zohran Mamdani’s extraordinary victory in the New York Mayoral race on Tuesday, it’s impossible not to recall a conversation with a politically savvy progressive colleague back in the spring of 2025: “Mamdani has such great positions,” he…
Category: 4. World
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Iraq’s election may ensure stability but leave militias in control – economist.com
- Iraq’s election may ensure stability but leave militias in control economist.com
- Young Iraqis run for parliament to challenge sectarian rule, push reform Reuters
- The Man Who Wants to Make Iraq Great Again Newsweek
- Iraq’s Leader Seeks an…
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Attackers fire grenades and board vessel off Somali coast
Attackers have boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia after firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at the vessel, according to a UK maritime agency.
Greek shipping company Latsco Marine Management confirmed the attack on a ship…
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UK admits to hundreds of mistaken prisoner releases
UK admits to hundreds of mistaken prisoner releases | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/World NewsThe UK government says over 260 prisoners were mistakenly released in the past year, amid growing pressure over overcrowded prisons and wrongful…
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How Mamdani built an ‘unstoppable force’ that won over New York | Zohran Mamdani
A week before Zohran Mamdani astounded the world by his out-of-nowhere, odds-defying, convention-shattering victory in the New York City mayoral election, members of his vast army of youthful volunteers were amply aware of what was at stake.
A…
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Gallery of Grand Egyptian Museum Opens and Torre dei Conti Collapses in Rome: This Week’s Review – 2 – ArchDaily
- Gallery of Grand Egyptian Museum Opens and Torre dei Conti Collapses in Rome: This Week’s Review – 2 ArchDaily
- Egypt’s Grand Museum Is Finally Open. Now, ‘We Need Our Stuff Back.’ The New York Times
- Inside King Tutankhamun’s treasure…
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Ugandans view Mamdani’s NYC win as a ‘beacon of hope’ amid democratic struggle | Zohran Mamdani
Ugandans reacted with joy and hope to the news that Kampala-born Zohran Mamdani had been elected mayor of New York City, amid a stormy democratic and rights environment in east Africa.
Mamdani, who was born in Uganda 34 years ago to a family of…
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Mamdani victory fires up Europe's left against right-wing surge at home – Reuters
- Mamdani victory fires up Europe’s left against right-wing surge at home Reuters
- Trump voters for Mamdani and a new left coalition: the biggest surprises from New York’s election The Guardian
- How Zohran Mamdani’s triumph in New York is making…
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Fireball explodes in New York hospitalizing firefighters
Fireball explodes in New York hospitalizing firefighters | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/World NewsNo pedestrians were injured in the explosion, initial reports indicate.A fireball explodes from a car in the Bronx, New York City, November 5,…
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AI Hasbara: Israel Pours Millions Into U.S. Influence Efforts, Targeting Evangelicals in Churches and ChatGPT
The Israeli government has signed contracts worth millions of dollars in recent months to rehabilitate Israel’s standing in American public opinion, both online and offline. Amid a sharp drop in support from the conservative right, Israel has…
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