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A view of the New York City skyline of Manhattan and the Hudson River, as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey, US on 18 April 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

What to know about voting in New York's mayoral race

Three names will appear on the mayoral ballot: Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, independent candidate and former governor Andrew Cuomo, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa

A "Do not cross" sign is illuminated at a crosswalk outside of US Capitol building in Washington, US, 10 November 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Violence, racism, and Nazi praise: The dark side of US political group chats

Zohran Mamdani gestures as he speaks during a watch party for his primary election, in New York City. Photo: REUTERS

Early voting begins in New York mayoral race dominated by Mamdani

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, former Thailand prime minister, speaks to members of the media following her dismissal by the Constitutional Court. Photo: Bloomberg

Thailand's ex-PM Paetongtarn quits as party leader

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters/File

White House lays off thousands of US government workers, blaming shutdown

Taliban Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi is welcomed on his arrival at New Delhi, India on 9 October 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Randhir Jaiswal via X/Handout

India to reopen its embassy in Afghanistan

France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks with guests during a reception as part of the 35th anniversary of German reunification celebrations for the Day of German Unity at the Congresshalle hall in Saarbruecken, Germany, October 3, 2025. Photo: Reuters

France's Macron will appoint new prime minister in next 48 hours

Japan's former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech at the kick-off of the campaign for the LDP presidential election in Tokyo, Japan, on 22 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

Japan's Takaichi eyes expanding coalition

France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on after a family photo on the day of the Euro-Mediterranean Summit (EU-MED9) in a resort near Paphos, Cyprus, October 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Macron wanders alone by the Seine as grip on his future slips away

Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae Takaichi reacts as she receives an applause from gathered lawmakers on the day of the LDP leadership election in Tokyo, Japan, October 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool

Japan's Takaichi set to become country's first female PM

Photo: BSS

CA's speech at UNGA: BNP calls it 'strong enough', Jamaat says 'excellent'

A protester waves a national flag as vehicles burn during a protest against a social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Abuse of PR system in Nepal fuels instability ahead of polls: Analysts

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) walks to the Senate Chamber as the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump continues in Washington, US, January 27, 2020/ Reuters

Ted Cruz likens FCC chair’s 'dangerous' threat to ABC to mafia-style intimidation