The death sentence has been removed from eight criminal offences and replaced with life imprisonment for offenders.
Campaigning on cost of living issues, Mamdani beat out ex-governor Andrew Cuomo and his $25m super PAC.
Here are the key events on day 1,217 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The 17-year-old Australian Sudanese sprinter clocked 20.02 seconds to break the Australian national record once again.
Benfica beat Bayern Munich, but both sides progress from Group C, while minnows Auckland draw 1-1 with Boca Juniors.
Benfica beat Bayern Munich, but both sides progress from Group C, while minnows Auckland draw 1-1 with Boca Juniors.
The imposition of a state of national emergency on June 25, 1975, was India's closest brush with dictatorship.
The State Department has offered up to $3m for information leading to the arrest of Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano.
The US agency harshly criticised Boeing's safety culture as well as ineffective oversight by the FAA.
As heat related power outages surge, things are expected to worsen, with AI-focused data centres sucking up power.