Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly has drawn strong reactions from officials and political figures, following a speech in which he defended Israel’s actions and criticised several governments and public figures. Dozens of delegates walked out of the UN General Assembly hall as Netanyahu began speaking on September 24....
Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, has cancelled several Israel-related executive orders on his first day in office, reversing decisions taken by former mayor Eric Adams. The revoked directives included the adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism and other policy measures linked to Israel that were implemented after September 2024. The move...
Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old Democratic socialist and Queens assemblyman, clinched a resounding win in the city’s mayoral election. He defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa, capturing the hearts of over 2 million voters—the highest turnout in a mayoral race since 1969. This triumph marks several groundbreaking milestones....