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Zohran Mamdani Is Sworn In as Mayor of New York City
1 January 2026 at 05:47

Zohran Mamdani Is Sworn In as Mayor of New York City

1 January 2026 at 05:47

By: Dana Rubinstein

Zohran Mamdani officially took office as mayor after the New Year’s Eve ball drop, in a private ceremony held at a shuttered relic of the city’s subway.

Zohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as mayor of New York City at the old City Hall subway station early Thursday.

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Clashing Visions of Syria’s Future Play Out in Ancient Alleys of Damascus
11 August 2025 at 09:00

Clashing Visions of Syria’s Future Play Out in Ancient Alleys of Damascus

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11 August 2025 at 09:00

By: Vivian Yee， Hwaida Saad and Nanna Heitmann

Many in the capital worry that the secular freedoms they enjoyed under the Assad regime are under threat from the new Islamist government.

A police patrol in the old city of Damascus, Syria, in April. Under the new authorities, some of Syrian society’s most religious people have suddenly come to rule over some of its most socially liberal.

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In Fight for Syria, a Battle for Domination of the Middle East
7 December 2024 at 11:55

In Fight for Syria, a Battle for Domination of the Middle East

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7 December 2024 at 11:55

By: Neil MacFarquhar

In a region “already on fire,” analysts say, rebels’ advance toward Damascus is a barometer of the shifting power dynamics that also affect nations like Iran, Turkey, Russia and the United States.

Syrian antigovernment fighters pouring into the city of Hama on Friday.

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Why India’s New Ram Temple Is So Important
22 January 2024 at 11:58

Why India’s New Ram Temple Is So Important

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22 January 2024 at 11:58

By: Alex Travelli and Hari Kumar

Its site is sacred to Hindus, and it also represents the much more recent victory of Hinduism as a political identity.

Taking a selfie in front of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, India. The temple will be consecrated on Monday.

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Modi Opens a Giant Temple, a Triumph Toward a Hindu-First India
22 January 2024 at 10:43

Modi Opens a Giant Temple, a Triumph Toward a Hindu-First India

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22 January 2024 at 10:43

By: Mujib Mashal， Hari Kumar and Atul Loke

The temple inaugurated by the prime minister is on the disputed site of a centuries-old mosque destroyed in a Hindu mob attack that set a precedent of impunity against Muslims.

The Ram temple in Ayodhya last month. Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, inaugurated the temple on Monday, months before an election, even though it is only 70 percent finished.