Zohran Mamdani's win in New York has been seen by many as a wake-up call for a listless Democratic party.
Victories in Virginia, New Jersey, Georgia and California hand Democrats a boost, one year ahead of 2025 midterm vote.
Trump wants the Senate to drop the filibuster rule so Republicans can end the shutdown with a simple majority vote.
Democrat Hashmi, an Indian American, won the lieutenant governor’s race in the US state of Virginia.
In 2019, a Sudanese jiu-jitsu team travelled by land from Sudan to Kenya, no funding, no backing, just determination.
Israel has conducted more than 1,000 air strikes and more than 400 ground incursions in Syria since al-Assad overthrow.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says Gaza should have a UN mandate for a peacekeeping force.
The newly-formed Justice Fleet has suspended contact with Libya's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.
Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and South Asian to hold the post.
One-year-old is the sole survivor of an Israeli attack that killed his entire family during the Gaza ceasefire.