12 h. ago Snow in Wales, flooding in Gaza and a wolf supermoon: photos of the day – Friday

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14 h. ago What Zohran Mamdani’s suit tells us about the man and the way society is changing

In politics, clothes matter – as the mid-market formal wear favoured by the new, young New York mayor testifiesGrowing up in London in the 00s, I was surrounded by suits. On City boys darting around the Square Mile. In Hyde Park, where Arab dads in baggy suits kicked footballs with their children in honeyed light. At school, where cheap grey suits were our uniform. The suit has always been a costume of seriousness that signals powerfulness and performance; all the things I was apparently supposed to want if I ever intended to become a “man”. But until recently, my generation seemed to wear them less and less, and they had all but disappeared from my consciousness.Then came the newly elected New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, who was sworn in at a private ceremony dressed in a sober black overcoat, crisp white shirt and an Eri silk tie from New Delhi-based designer Kartik Kumra of Kartik Research – styled by US fashion editor, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson. Buoyed up by an ingenious cam...

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32 h. ago New York mayor Zohran Mamdani to be inaugurated at city hall – live

Mamdani was sworn into office by Letitia James shortly after midnight in the abandoned city hall subway stationWhile we wait for the ceremony to get under way, a reminder that this time last year Mamdani, a virtual unknown, plunged into the freezing waves at Coney Island in a suit and tie, in a bid to gain traction for his campaign. “I’m freezing you rent as the next mayor of New York City. Let’s plunge into the details,” he said.Here’s a roundup of some of his best quotes: Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Zohran Mamdani officially sworn in on a Quran full of symbolism

Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making history not only as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran but also as the first Muslim, South Asian, and African-born mayor

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36 h. ago New year celebrations and Zohran Mamdani sworn in: photos of the day – Thursday

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36 h. ago Watch: Zohran Mamdani becomes first New York mayor to be sworn in on the Quran

Zohran Mamdani became the first New York City mayor to be sworn in using the Quran, in a symbolic inauguration performed at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve.

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39 h. ago Zohran Mamdani is now mayor of New York City. Here’s what he campaigned on

From freezing rents to free buses and municipal grocery stores – a recap of the policies that won Mamdani the officeZohran Mamdani was sworn into office as New York’s 111th mayor at the stroke of midnight, the first Muslim mayor as well as the first to take office as a Democrat bearing the credentials of a democratic socialist.The 34-year-old was sworn in by Letitia James, the state attorney general, in a disused subway station beneath city hall that acts as turnaround for the local 5 train, to be followed by a first-of-its-kind public block party along Broadway’s “Canyon of Heroes”. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Zohran Mamdani takes oath on the Quran as he's sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway station

Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office at an historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan.

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44 h. ago Zohran Mamdani sworn in as NYC’s first Muslim, South Asian and African

Mamdani, a democratic socialist, claimed an unlikely win in New York City’s mayoral race on a campaign promising a rent freeze and universal childcare

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45 h. ago Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway station

Zohran Mamdani is the new mayor of New York City

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55 h. ago Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor on a Quran, a first in New York City history

Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will make history as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran

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60 h. ago Ski jumps, dancers and bear festivals: photos of the day – Wednesday

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69 h. ago Incoming NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to be sworn in at abandoned subway stop on NYE

The private ceremony will take place at Old City Hall Station just before midnight

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69 h. ago Zohran Mamdani is set to be sworn in as mayor as NYC rings in the New Year

Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year’s Day

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3 d. ago PETA slams Kim Kardashian for buying each of her four children puppies for Christmas

The reality star posted a photo of the four Pomeranian puppies on Christmas Day

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3 d. ago Mamdani to be sworn in as New York mayor in abandoned subway station

Mamdani to take oath of office on New Year’s Eve in Gilded Age subway station beneath city hallWhile tens of thousands of New Yorkers will be in Times Square for countdown to 2026, the city’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has said he will be sworn into office in an underground midnight private ceremony at an abandoned subway station built during the Gilded Age.Mamdani, 34, plans to take the oath of office on New Year’s Eve in a disused subway station beneath city hall which acts as turnaround for the local 5 train. The unusual choice of venue for the ceremony, Mamdani said, is symbolically resonant of the “inauguration of a new era”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Up Helly Aa Vikings and a firework guitar: photos of the day – Tuesday

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3 d. ago Vikings, new year rituals and a firework guitar: photos of the day – Tuesday

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4 d. ago Adelaide heatwave and a giant horse: photos of the day – Monday

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6 d. ago Paramedic who lied to get day off caught out in photos putting up Christmas decorations

Natalie Twomey had emailed her bosses to tell them her sister's health had 'deteriorated again' and that she needed to be with her - but her 'lie' fell apart over a Facebook post

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