Zohran Mamdani was sworn in early Thursday as the 112th mayor of New York City. The democratic socialist is the city's first Muslim mayor, as well as one of its youngest ever.
Chinese war games around Taiwan "unnecessarily" spiked tensions in the region, the U.S. State Department said, calling on Beijing to "cease its military pressure."
The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran's theocracy over the demonstrations, which have slowed in Tehran but expanded elsewhere.
