https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/524677/feed Zohran Mamdani was elected to the position of mayor of New York City in November 2025, after running as the Democratic Party nominee. A member of the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani campaigned on a string of politicies aimed at improving the lives of the city's working classes, including free buses, rent freezes and creating a network of city-owned grocery stores. However, his left-wing politics, his Muslim faith and his opposition to Israel's war in Gaza made national and... en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he would ask US President Donald Trump to remove federal immigration agents from the city as tensions flared over the latest shooting involving ICE. The New York Police Department said a man had been shot around 4pm in the Marble Hill neighbourhood of the Bronx during an altercation with federal agents. Mamdani and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) later confirmed that the shooting occurred during an operation of Immigration and Customs... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3370260/new-york-mayor-urges-trump-remove-ice-after-driver-child-car-shot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3370260/new-york-mayor-urges-trump-remove-ice-after-driver-child-car-shot?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:47:38 +0000 Junaid Kathju Junaid Kathju Anti-South Asian hate in the United States has spiked since Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office for a second term, with racist, dehumanising and xenophobic slurs and narratives proliferating across both mainstream and fringe social media platforms, a US-based report has revealed. The report, titled “The Rising Tide of Anti-South Asian Hate in the United States”, by the Washington-based Centre for the Study of Organised Hate (CSOH), found that the monthly volume of hate towards South Asians... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3369473/anti-south-asian-online-hate-surges-us-under-trump-20-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3369473/anti-south-asian-online-hate-surges-us-under-trump-20-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:28:17 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Heavy rain and strong winds battered the northeastern US on Saturday as an unusually powerful autumn storm intensified, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and leaving tens of thousands of people without power. New York, Boston and Philadelphia were all in the firing line of the “nor'easter” – so labelled for its northeasterly winds – as authorities warned of potential major flooding and road closures. “This storm is expected to bring major coastal flooding to the mid-Atlantic coast... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368922/powerful-storm-pummels-northeast-us-rain-and-high-winds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368922/powerful-storm-pummels-northeast-us-rain-and-high-winds?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:17:40 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump will meet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when Trump travels to the city for the UN General Assembly. The meeting is scheduled for Monday at Gracie Mansion, the official mayoral residence, according to Anna Bahr, Mamdani’s communications director. Bahr said the two will discuss issues affecting the city and New Yorkers. The White House confirmed the meeting will take place but did not offer more details. Mamdani, a democratic socialist who upset former Governor... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368179/trump-and-mamdani-plan-meet-new-york-during-us-presidents-un-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368179/trump-and-mamdani-plan-meet-new-york-during-us-presidents-un-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:13:06 +0000 Reuters Reuters Twenty-five years ⁠after the deadliest attack on US soil, Americans paused on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania – and to wrestle with the consequences of September 11 that reverberate to this day. In New York, family members of the victims, many carrying pictures of their loved ones, joined Vice-President J.D. Vance and four former US presidents at ground zero in Lower... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367265/americans-mark-25-years-9/11-attacks-amid-enduring-grief-reflection?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367265/americans-mark-25-years-9/11-attacks-amid-enduring-grief-reflection?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:06:42 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday the release of tens of thousands of documents showing the city did not disclose all it knew about air toxicity after 9/11. The release comes ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks that killed 2,977 people in the United States, mostly in the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York. In the years since, more than 9,400 have died from illnesses linked to their exposure to the area, according to a federal medical monitoring... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3366829/new-york-leaders-lied-about-toxic-air-after-9/11-mayor-zohran-mamdani-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3366829/new-york-leaders-lied-about-toxic-air-after-9/11-mayor-zohran-mamdani-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:47:43 +0000 Reuters Reuters A ⁠Bank of America ⁠vice-president, Erin Piacenti, was ⁠killed in a stabbing at Times Square on Monday. Piacenti, 32, was a vice-president in BofA’s business selection and conflicts unit, according to her LinkedIn profile. “We are shocked ‌and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague. She was a valued teammate who will be greatly missed. Our hearts go out to her family and all of her loved ones,” the US banking giant said in an emailed statement on Tuesday. New York Mayor Zohran... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3366029/bank-america-vp-killed-times-square-stabbing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3366029/bank-america-vp-killed-times-square-stabbing?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:24:24 +0000 Ushar Daniele Ushar Daniele Malaysians have launched a humorous appeal to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to fix their potholes, sparking a meme fest praising his responsiveness and highlighting local government inaction. The campaign began after a social media user posted a video of a battered road he frequently uses that caused him to crash, urging Mamdani to help make the thoroughfare passable. “Mamdani, please help me. There used to be a pothole over there and because of the pothole I was involved in a road... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3364645/malaysians-ask-zohran-mamdani-fix-potholes-viral-meme-appeal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3364645/malaysians-ask-zohran-mamdani-fix-potholes-viral-meme-appeal?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:50:24 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “fomenting hate” by calling the prime minister a war criminal who should be arrested over the war in Gaza if he visits the city for the United Nations General Assembly. Netanyahu said he intends to be in New York in September to address the annual UN gathering of world leaders, despite the mayor’s suggestion that he is not welcome. Mamdani said last week that while New York City does not have legal authority to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3361918/netanyahu-accuses-mamdani-fomenting-hate-calls-icc-war-crimes-charges-bogus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3361918/netanyahu-accuses-mamdani-fomenting-hate-calls-icc-war-crimes-charges-bogus?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:44:22 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani after he said he is considering whether to arrest the Israeli leader during a coming United Nations summit. “Mr Mamdani should focus on fixing the damage his policies have caused New York,” Netanyahu’s office said, in a post on its official X account. “Like Karim Khan, Mamdani appears interested in diverting public attention from his follies and attacking the leader of the Jewish state and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3361126/israeli-pms-office-slams-new-york-mayor-over-netanyahu-arrest-remarks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3361126/israeli-pms-office-slams-new-york-mayor-over-netanyahu-arrest-remarks?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:24:29 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Taylor Swift shelled out six figures to cover the cost of NYPD officers and other city resources required to protect her massive Madison Square Garden wedding to Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce earlier this month, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed. The Grammy winner “has paid already the cost of the permit that was lodged, which was over US$160,000 for that event and for the response to that event”, Mamdani said during a Friday press conference, after a reporter asked him whether... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3360252/taylor-swift-foot-us160000-police-bill-her-wedding-new-york-mayor-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3360252/taylor-swift-foot-us160000-police-bill-her-wedding-new-york-mayor-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:04:00 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Workers have started making emergency repairs to stabilise a Manhattan high-rise after buckled columns and sagging floors forced evacuations in and around the midtown construction site. The scene unfolded throughout Tuesday after the precarious conditions were spotted in the morning at the 1970s-era building, which is being converted into luxury flats. Construction workers at the site and people in nearby buildings – including a school, diplomatic offices and several hotels – in the busy... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3359810/new-york-city-races-secure-unstable-skyscraper-after-columns-buckle-and-floors-sag?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3359810/new-york-city-races-secure-unstable-skyscraper-after-columns-buckle-and-floors-sag?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:08:58 +0000 Agencies Agencies The first act of pop sensation Taylor Swift’s wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce kicked off Thursday, with a rehearsal dinner for 100 guests ahead of a star-studded extravaganza at the famed Madison Square Garden. The billionaire singer and three-time Super Bowl champion, both 36, have kept fans guessing, but media reports describe an over-the-top celebration befitting one of the world’s most famous couples. The A-list festivities kicked off Thursday evening with an exclusive dinner for 100... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3359226/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-already-wed-report-says-party-could-go-till-4am?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3359226/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-already-wed-report-says-party-could-go-till-4am?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:30:17 +0000 Agencies Agencies Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will celebrate their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the security plans. The festivities will kick off with a smaller rehearsal dinner planned for Thursday night, the official said. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to publicly discuss the events. Speculation about the superstar singer and American football player’s nuptials has built to a frenzy in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3359083/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-wed-madison-square-garden-insider-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3359083/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-wed-madison-square-garden-insider-says?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:27:31 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump lashed out on Sunday at Washington’s presumptive next mayor, calling her a communist who would destroy the capital city, even as he touted grandiose building projects including the refurbishment of a golf course. Trump said in the Truth Social post that he would meet Janeese Lewis George, who prevailed in the Democratic Party mayoral primary on Tuesday which all but assures that she will win November’s election in the heavily Democratic city. But Trump warned that he... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3358679/trump-bashes-washingtons-likely-next-mayor-he-touts-potomac-golf-course-project?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3358679/trump-bashes-washingtons-likely-next-mayor-he-touts-potomac-golf-course-project?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:02:29 +0000 Reuters Reuters A New York City housing board voted on Thursday to freeze the rents for about one million regulated flats for up to two years, fulfilling a central campaign promise of Mayor Zohran Mamdani only months into his term. The 7-1 vote by the city’s Rent Guidelines Board set increases at zero on both one-year and two-year leases from October. Hundreds ‌of tenants who crowded into a Manhattan museum auditorium cheered and blew whistles at the result. “This is a historic victory for New York City... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3358422/new-york-city-freezes-rents-1-million-flats-win-mamdani?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3358422/new-york-city-freezes-rents-1-million-flats-win-mamdani?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:08:40 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The death of a young tourist who jumped from a runaway horse carriage in Central Park has intensified calls to ban the old-time attraction from one of New York City’s most recognisable destinations. Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after he got off the four-wheeled carriage as its horse sprinted through the park without the driver. He was believed to be the first person to die in a horse carriage accident since they were introduced in Central Park more than 150 years ago, according to the union... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3357618/new-york-city-mayor-pushes-end-horse-carriage-industry-after-indian-teenagers-death?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3357618/new-york-city-mayor-pushes-end-horse-carriage-industry-after-indian-teenagers-death?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:13:20 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Football has always had a way of slipping out of the stadium and into everyday life. Case in point: New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani attended Eid al-Adha prayers in the Bronx last month wearing a custom kurta inspired by Arsenal’s 2025–26 away kit. The internet, predictably, spiralled when he later followed it up with an op-ed in The Athletic, doubling down on his allegiance to the club. But it’s not just Mamdani’s take on “blokecore” that has caught our attention. (Blokecore referring to the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3356311/9-fashion-forward-collabs-2026-fifa-world-cup-nike-and-adidas-loewe-and-drakes-nocta?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3356311/9-fashion-forward-collabs-2026-fifa-world-cup-nike-and-adidas-loewe-and-drakes-nocta?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:11 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump was booed loudly by fans inside Madison Square Garden when he was shown on video screens during the national anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. Trump was shown for several seconds giving a military salute. The boos ended when the US flag followed him on the screens, and fans cheered when New York Knicks players were shown. Mentions of the San Antonio Spurs also elicited loud boos. Trump was watching from Knicks owner James Dolan’s suite, along... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3356430/trump-booed-crowd-nba-finals-new-york?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3356430/trump-booed-crowd-nba-finals-new-york?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:29:42 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Ella Devi is not your run-of-the-mill fashion influencer. The 18-year-old has been dominating social media algorithms with her hot takes involving fashion and politics. She recently went viral for seemingly exposing the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attendees for their questionable attire. pete hegeseth's wife wore a dress from temu to the white house correspondents dinner (i'm not joking) pic.twitter.com/oCDM2v8rvQ — ella devi (@ellad3vi) April 27, 2026 According to her research, Erika... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3353959/meet-ella-devi-18-year-old-influencer-drawing-maga-ire-her-political-fashion-commentary?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3353959/meet-ella-devi-18-year-old-influencer-drawing-maga-ire-her-political-fashion-commentary?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:06 +0000 Reuters Reuters Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla commemorated victims of the September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda attack on New York on Wednesday, laying a floral bouquet at the memorial where the World Trade Centre’s twin towers once stood. The royal visit to lower Manhattan came at a time of tensions between Britain and the US, with President Donald Trump having criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer for what he says is his lack of help in ‌the US and Israel’s war with Iran. Michael Bloomberg, a former New... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3351917/king-charles-commemorates-9/11-victims-new-york-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3351917/king-charles-commemorates-9/11-victims-new-york-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:30:25 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Former US president Barack Obama met New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday at a child care centre where they read to preschoolers and led a singalong. The meeting comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist who marked his 100th day in office just over a week ago, is also trying to build a working relationship with Republican US President Donald Trump. Obama and Mamdani did not take questions after reading the book Alone and Together to the children and leading a singalong of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350602/obama-meets-new-york-mayor-zohran-mamdani-reading-preschoolers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350602/obama-meets-new-york-mayor-zohran-mamdani-reading-preschoolers?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:16:10 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Almost three years ago, New York City joined governments across the country in banning TikTok from its phones over security concerns about the Chinese social media site. On Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a bona fide social media star, took to the app to announce a reversal: “TikTok, we’re back.” The city will now allow agencies to start posting again on the short-form social media site as long as departments follow a set of security precautions, according to a memo from city cybersecurity... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348591/new-york-mayor-mamdani-puts-citys-government-back-tiktok?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348591/new-york-mayor-mamdani-puts-citys-government-back-tiktok?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:57:50 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A home-made explosive thrown near anti-Islam protesters outside the New York mayor’s home was a viable device “that could have caused serious injury or death”, police said on Sunday. Two suspicious devices were thrown by a man identified by police as Emir Balat near the protest on Saturday led by a far-right influencer to oppose public Muslim prayer. An Agence France-Presse correspondent at the scene heard Balat shout “Allahu akbar” (“God is the greatest”) during the incident, which is under... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345909/new-york-police-say-device-thrown-near-anti-islam-protest-was-improvised-explosive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345909/new-york-police-say-device-thrown-near-anti-islam-protest-was-improvised-explosive?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:45:35 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A social media content creator was arrested Thursday after New York City police said he was one of a number of people who pelted officers with snow and ice during a massive snowball fight in Washington Square Park this week. Gusmane Coulibaly, 27, was charged with obstructing governmental administration, a misdemeanour, and harassment, a non-criminal violation. He appeared in handcuffs and wearing an olive-green sweatsuit during his arraignment Thursday evening in Manhattan criminal court. He... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344785/new-york-police-arrest-man-after-officers-were-pelted-during-snowball-fight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344785/new-york-police-arrest-man-after-officers-were-pelted-during-snowball-fight?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:12:55 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press New York police are investigating after officers were pelted with snowballs while responding to a massive snowball fight at Washington Square Park in Manhattan, as a winter storm blanketed the Northeast in snow. A video of the fracas shows two uniformed officers pacing a walkway in the park on Monday as snowballs fly at them from all directions, hitting the officers and covering them in snow. The officers, growing visibly frustrated, shoved at least two people to the ground as snowballs... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344519/new-york-police-investigating-after-officers-hit-snowballs-criminal-behaviour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344519/new-york-police-investigating-after-officers-hit-snowballs-criminal-behaviour?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:14:29 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered the shutdown of the city’s entire traffic network for all but emergency travel as a massive snowstorm began to hit the northeast United States. Tens of millions of Americans from the US capital Washington to the northern state of Maine prepared for up to two feet (60cm) of snow forecast in some areas. The National Weather Service (NWS) said blizzard conditions would “quickly materialise” from Maryland up to southeastern New England, making travel... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344280/new-york-mayor-mamdani-orders-citywide-travel-ban-ahead-major-us-storm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344280/new-york-mayor-mamdani-orders-citywide-travel-ban-ahead-major-us-storm?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:51:35 +0000 Khushboo Razdan Khushboo Razdan Hasan Piker knew his first trip to China would provoke backlash. What he did not expect was how quickly the debate would collapse into a binary: propaganda or patriotism. The live-streamer, and one of the most influential political commentators on the left among young Americans, travelled to China last year and live-streamed his experiences to over 3 million followers across platforms, including Twitch and YouTube. Clips of his visit circulated widely, some carried by Chinese state-linked... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3343845/hasan-piker-talks-about-his-controversial-china-trip-and-thinking-chinese-thoughts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3343845/hasan-piker-talks-about-his-controversial-china-trip-and-thinking-chinese-thoughts?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:30:31 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump’s administration has removed a large rainbow ⁠Pride flag that flew over the ⁠Stonewall National Monument, which marks the birthplace of ⁠the modern gay rights movement in New York. The National Park Service, the federal agency overseeing US national monuments, said that it managed the flagpole at the monument and that the flag had been removed to ensure a “long-standing policy” was applied consistently across its sites. But some elected officials in ‌New York said the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343121/trump-admin-removes-rainbow-flag-stonewall-birthplace-us-gay-rights-movement?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343121/trump-admin-removes-rainbow-flag-stonewall-birthplace-us-gay-rights-movement?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Feb 2026 23:39:40 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former US presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton issued pointed calls on Sunday for America to stand up and defend their values after the second killing of a citizen in Minneapolis by immigration agents that Donald Trump blamed on Democratic “chaos”. The Trump administration has faced intensifying pressure over its mass immigration crackdown, particularly after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, Saturday while scuffling with him on an icy roadway. That... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341185/minneapolis-killing-wake-call-us-values-are-under-assault-says-obama?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341185/minneapolis-killing-wake-call-us-values-are-under-assault-says-obama?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:59:22 +0000 Reuters Reuters Snow fell over parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas on Friday in ‌a frosty prelude to a monster winter storm expected to converge with bitter Arctic cold and engulf much of the United States over the weekend from the Rockies to ‍the Eastern Seaboard. Forecasts called for heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain, accompanied by dangerously frigid temperatures, to sweep the eastern two-thirds of the nation, threatening to upend travel and spawn widespread power outages. At least 14 states and the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341115/millions-us-brace-dangerous-arctic-blast?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341115/millions-us-brace-dangerous-arctic-blast?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:02:34 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Thousands of nurses at three major hospitals in New York City began to strike on Monday, amid a severe flu season and broader pressures on the US healthcare system. The walkout impacts roughly 15,000 nurses at hospitals including Mount Sinai Medical Centre and New York-Presbyterian in Manhattan as well as Montefiore Medical Centre in the Bronx. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined striking nurses on the picket line in Washington Heights. “All parties must return immediately to the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339648/zohran-mamdani-joins-new-york-city-nurses-strike-over-labour-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339648/zohran-mamdani-joins-new-york-city-nurses-strike-over-labour-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:32:22 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Just after midnight on New Year’s Day, Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the first Muslim and first Asian-American mayor of New York. The ceremony was held in the decommissioned City Hall subway station, where Mamdani took his oath of office with his left hand on two Korans. While Mamdani’s swearing in was a historic occasion, the internet was also buzzing over a separate topic: his wife Rama Duwaji’s boots. With Duwaji – a Syrian-American animator and illustrator – having recently garnered... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3338779/meet-gabriella-karefa-johnson-who-styled-zohran-mamdanis-wife-rama-duwaji-his-inauguration?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3338779/meet-gabriella-karefa-johnson-who-styled-zohran-mamdanis-wife-rama-duwaji-his-inauguration?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:00:37 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Zohran Mamdani, the young upstart of the US left, was sworn in on Thursday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump. After the clocks struck midnight, bringing in 2026, Mamdani took his oath of office at an abandoned subway stop to begin managing the United States’ largest city. He is New York’s first Muslim mayor. His office said the understated venue beneath City Hall reflected his commitment to working people, after the 34-year-old... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3338378/zohran-mamdani-takes-over-new-york-mayor-era-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3338378/zohran-mamdani-takes-over-new-york-mayor-era-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:52:28 +0000 Khushboo Razdan Khushboo Razdan Weeks after US immigration authorities arrested and separated six-year-old Yuanxin from his father, Fei Zheng, during a routine immigration check-in in New York, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that the pair had been deported to China. “We are happy to report we were able to remove the family back to their home country on December 17, 2025,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to the South China Morning Post. Jennie Spector, a volunteer and community... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3337397/missing-6-year-old-yuanxin-and-father-reunited-then-deported-together-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3337397/missing-6-year-old-yuanxin-and-father-reunited-then-deported-together-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:49:12 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Sarah Sherman has a penchant for physical comedy. For Saturday Night Live’s latest Weekend Update, the comedienne dressed up as a drunk raccoon, a pointed reference to the recent news about a furry critter that tore through a Virginia liquor shop and passed out – inebriated – in the bathroom. The star gave viewers some good entertainment, from taking a dig at Donald Trump by hitting host Colin Jost with a “quiet, piggy” comment – the US president infamously said this to a female Bloomberg News... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3336156/meet-sarah-sherman-who-has-new-hbo-max-comedy-special-and-just-played-drunk-raccoon-snl?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3336156/meet-sarah-sherman-who-has-new-hbo-max-comedy-special-and-just-played-drunk-raccoon-snl?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:00:14 +0000 Khushboo Razdan Khushboo Razdan Yuanxin, a 6-year-old immigrant from China who was detained and separated from his father, Fei Zheng, over the Thanksgiving holiday in New York City, was finally allowed to speak with his parent by phone this past weekend. Jennie Spector, who has been supporting the family since July, described the call as a “very good development”. She said a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer at the Orange County Correctional Facility in upstate New York, where Zheng is being held, made it... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3335815/chinese-boy-yuanxin-6-speaks-father-first-time-ice-detention?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3335815/chinese-boy-yuanxin-6-speaks-father-first-time-ice-detention?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:25:54 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posted a video to social media on Sunday explaining immigrants’ right to refuse to speak to or comply with agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), days after federal agents carried out a raid in Manhattan. In the video, Mamdani vowed to protect the city’s 3 million immigrants, saying, “We can all stand up to ICE if you know your rights.” He explained that people in the US can choose not to speak to federal immigration agents, film them... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335543/zohran-mamdani-tells-immigrant-new-yorkers-about-their-right-not-comply-ice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335543/zohran-mamdani-tells-immigrant-new-yorkers-about-their-right-not-comply-ice?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Dec 2025 23:16:39 +0000 Khushboo Razdan Khushboo Razdan The whereabouts of a six-year-old boy from China remain unknown after he was allegedly separated from his father while both were held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York last week. The city’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday raised the issue on social media, saying that the first grader, named Yuanxin, was “arrested and separated” along with his father Fei Zheng during a “routine check-in” with ICE on November 26. “Now he’s in custody, alone. ICE won’t say where.... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3334988/where-yuanxin-whereabouts-6-year-old-chinese-boy-unknown-after-ice-detention?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3334988/where-yuanxin-whereabouts-6-year-old-chinese-boy-unknown-after-ice-detention?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 02:51:08 +0000 Richard Heydarian Richard Heydarian “Some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have,” US President Donald Trump declared while hosting New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the Oval Office. “I want him to do a great job, and we’ll help him do a great job,” he added, marking a dramatic turnabout after months of attacking Mamdani as a “communist lunatic” endangering Trump’s beloved city. In another reversal, Trump also cleared the release of the Epstein files after months of stiff resistance in the face of growing... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3334461/trumps-america-still-needs-its-allies-manage-china-competition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3334461/trumps-america-still-needs-its-allies-manage-china-competition?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:30:10 +0000 Khushboo Razdan Khushboo Razdan After weeks of traded insults, New York City’s newly elected democratic socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and US President Donald Trump concluded their first in-person meeting on Friday. The duo praised each other and pledged cooperation, with the “America first” leader sounding unexpectedly impressed with the young New York politician. “Some of his ideas are the same as my ideas,” Trump said after what may ultimately go down as one of the more unexpected political encounters of the decade. “He... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/politics/article/3333769/insults-admiration-trump-and-mamdani-achieve-harmony-now?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/politics/article/3333769/insults-admiration-trump-and-mamdani-achieve-harmony-now?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:47:51 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse New York’s incoming leftist mayor Zohran Mamdani will meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, after an exchange of barbs that has seized national attention. Mamdani, a 34-year-old political insurgent who came from nowhere to win leadership of America’s biggest city, said Thursday he was “ready for whatever happens”. Sparks could fly when the self-declared Democratic Socialist comes face-to-face with the 79-year-old Republican. Trump brands Mamdani a “communist” and has... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333599/trump-host-new-york-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-white-house-friday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333599/trump-host-new-york-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-white-house-friday?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:46:15 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar New York’s new mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, may be campaigning to make the city affordable and to tax the rich, but that’s not slowing the city’s elite from finding new ways to bring luxury to their lives. TikTok influencer Sammy Nussdorf, 28, just opened a new luxury grocery store in Tribeca called Meadow Lane, reportedly offering Siberian caviar for US$625 and gluten-free chicken nuggets for US$12-17 (which he teased online in a video with fellow TikTok chef Meredith Hayden). Its interiors... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3333366/meet-billionaire-heir-sammy-nussdorf-whos-behind-erewhon-new-york-meadow-lane?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3333366/meet-billionaire-heir-sammy-nussdorf-whos-behind-erewhon-new-york-meadow-lane?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00:20 +0000 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen Supporters erupted in joy last week as Zohran Mamdani won a commanding victory in the New York mayoral race, becoming the first Muslim elected to lead the US financial capital. The young politician’s complex identity as an African-born person of South Asian heritage, his political positions and the broader implications of his win have resonated far beyond New York. In China, his victory quickly became a talking point, both online and among scholars. According to Chinese observers, the rise of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3332871/zohran-mamdanis-new-york-win-stirs-hope-and-uncertainty-china-over-future-us-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3332871/zohran-mamdanis-new-york-win-stirs-hope-and-uncertainty-china-over-future-us-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Nov 2025 14:00:12 +0000 Bernard Chan Bernard Chan The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York’s mayor has drawn worldwide attention, resonating well beyond US borders. His self-description as a “democratic socialist” has reignited familiar debates, sparking curiosity and concern. Critics have labelled him a communist and portrayed his political programme as a radical departure from the American mainstream. Meanwhile, supporters view his victory as a sign of a generational shift – a growing impatience with the inequalities present in many... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3332499/why-zohran-mamdanis-new-york-election-win-resonates-beyond-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3332499/why-zohran-mamdanis-new-york-election-win-resonates-beyond-us?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:30:11 +0000 Iman Muttaqin Yusof Iman Muttaqin Yusof When New York elected its first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, on Tuesday, Malaysians were quick to notice how many Americans blundered in pronouncing his surname as “Madani”, the slogan Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has spent three years trying to brand as the heart of his government. The viral gaffe began when a right-wing US podcaster, intending to refer to the newly elected mayor, claimed on Wednesday that “Madani” had tried to ban the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk from an event... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/people/article/3331889/malaysia-madani-mamdani-mix-goes-viral-after-new-york-mayors-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/people/article/3331889/malaysia-madani-mamdani-mix-goes-viral-after-new-york-mayors-win?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 05:55:15 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Indians lit up social media on Wednesday to celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s election win as New York mayor after he thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a historic speech by India’s first prime minister and turned the victory rally into a Bollywood-style street party. “We are proud of him. He has done a great job,” Mamdani’s maternal uncle Vikram Nair said. He said he was flooded with requests from friends and family to throw celebratory parties. “We will plan it soon,” he said, adding that the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/south-asia/article/3331694/india-celebration-zohran-mamdanis-new-york-mayoral-win-and-his-roots?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/south-asia/article/3331694/india-celebration-zohran-mamdanis-new-york-mayoral-win-and-his-roots?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:12:18 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Fresh off winning New York’s mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani announced on Wednesday that a team including former city and federal officials – all women – would steer his transition to City Hall, and that he would “work every day to honour the trust that I now hold”. “I and my team will build a City Hall capable of delivering on the promises of this campaign,” the mayor-elect said at a news conference, vowing that his administration would be both compassionate and capable. He named political... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3331693/ny-mayor-elect-mamdani-unveils-all-woman-team-he-prepares-take-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3331693/ny-mayor-elect-mamdani-unveils-all-woman-team-he-prepares-take-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:39:00 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The opposition leader in Uganda’s Parliament sees Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral race as inspiring but somehow too distant. “It’s a big encouragement even to us here in Uganda that it’s possible,” said Joel Ssenyonyi, who represents an area of the Ugandan capital of Kampala. “But we have a long way to get there.” There was some excitement at Makerere University in Kampala, where Mamdani’s father was a senior academic until a few years ago. “Seeing Zohran up there, I feel like I... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/africa/article/3331674/ugandan-born-mamdanis-new-york-win-sparks-hope-political-change-african-country?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/africa/article/3331674/ugandan-born-mamdanis-new-york-win-sparks-hope-political-change-african-country?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:00:11 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old state lawmaker, who was set to become the city’s most liberal mayor in generations. In a victory for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani must now navigate the unending demands of America’s biggest city and deliver on ambitious - sceptics say unrealistic - campaign promises. With the victory, the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3331564/zohran-mamdani-wins-new-york-city-mayors-race-capping-stunning-ascent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3331564/zohran-mamdani-wins-new-york-city-mayors-race-capping-stunning-ascent?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 02:49:24 +0000