Nithya Raman wins LA mayoral race, becoming city’s first South Asian mayor

Al Jazeera - Nov 5, 2026

DSA-backed Raman will lead the second-largest US city, promising action on homelessness and affordable housing.

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MANILA, Philippines — Businessman Joseph Sy, who is facing questions over his Filipino citizenship after the Bureau of Immigration said his fingerprints matched those of Chinese national Cheng Zhong Zhen, failed to appear before the Senate justice and human rights subcommittee on Thursday. Sy’s legal counsel, Alma Mallonga, told the panel that her client had

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Nov 6, 2026
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IRAN — Tehran taunted President Donald Trump over his midterms defeat on Wednesday as the US leader admitted the war against Iran was the key factor in his stinging electoral rebuke. As thousands mocked Trump at a rally in the Iranian capital, a senior official said the Islamic republic had handed him a strategic and

Stricter checks for cargo from Laos after P1.36-B drug seizure
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MANILA, Philippines — All shipments from Laos will be flagged for stricter inspection amid concerns that these may be concealing illegal drugs, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Thursday. “So now, we’re going to flag all shipments coming from Laos—we’ll check if there are actually drugs involved—because what they do is hide them when they’re

Teodoro: PH eyes more BrahMos missiles
Nov 6, 2026
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is seeking to acquire more BrahMos supersonic cruise missile systems from India and has submitted a list of proposed modifications to make the weapons better suited to the country’s geography and infrastructure, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said. In a special address delivered via videoconference at the 3rd Delhi Defence

Testimonies belying police claims of ‘self-defense’ pushed in Duterte trial
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MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution in the trial of former President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) wants to include in its body of evidence reports analyzing the number of people killed in relation to the police operations tied to his so-called war on drugs. It is also asking the ICC’s Trial Chamber

Who Is Saba Haider? India-Born AMU Alumna, First South Asian Woman In Illinois General Assembly
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US' 2 Biggest Cities Now Have Indian-Origin Mayors
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France protest: 575,000 people take part in demonstrations across major cities; 70,000 police deployed | What we know
Nov 6, 2026
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Protests swept across France on Thursday, with an estimated 575,000 people taking to the streets in the biggest demonstrations since unrest began in September. While most rallies remained peaceful, clashes with police in Paris and Lyon led to arrests and injuries.

Loose tire takes out teenager walking down street in Chile
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A teenage student was flattened by a runaway tire after it came loose from a truck and bounced along a street in Santiago, the capital of Chile.

Nvidia chips pile up in Hong Kong as China withholds import approval
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About 600,000 of Nvidia's advanced AI chips are stored in Hong Kong awaiting shipment to China.

Former pro-democracy lawmaker sentenced to 12 1/2 years in Macao’s 1st national security case
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Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker Au Kam San was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison Friday in the Chinese city’s first national security case following a closed-door trial that raised concerns about fairness

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