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Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani met for a high‑stakes meeting at the White House on Sunday. This was a remarkable step in MAGA politics given the New York City mayor‑elect’s socialist Democrat stance, and the GOP leader even entertaining him at his office in the first place.As the two contrasting poles of the ideological spectrum faced each other, it was expected that Mamdani would find himself in a tough, intimidating environment, with reporters asking questions that reflected what many in the MAGA audience wanted to know about what a left‑leaning Mamdani would do to govern in the wealthiest city in America.At 34, Mamdani will be the youngest New York mayor in more than a century. Trump, a 79‑year‑old POTUS, is the oldest person elected to be commander‑in‑chief.10 key moments from the Oval Office
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AdvertisementHong Kong politicsHong KongPoliticsBeijing’s liaison office vows to help Hong Kong efforts on national developmentLiaison office also stresses importance of studying and applying ‘spirit’ of the country’s recent political leadership meeting
Reading Time:1 minuteWhy you can trust SCMPJiang ChuqinPublished: 7:00am, 27 Oct 2025Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong has pledged to support the city’s integration into national development plans while stressing the importance of studying and applying the “spirit” of the country’s recent political leadership meeting, which will shape policymaking over the next five years.
AdvertisementThe head of the central government’s liaison office, Zhou Ji, conveyed on Saturday the guiding ideology of the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and laid out the work requirements for the city. The plenary session concluded on Thursday.
The meeting, which was attended by the heads of various departmen..

Donald Trump (AP image) Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, has formally written to the UN Security Council and UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemning the “reckless and inflammatory threats” made by US President Donald Trump. Tehran also warned that the United States would bear full responsibility for any consequences or escalation that might arise from such statements.In the letter dated January 2, Iran accused the US president of openly threatening the use of force against a sovereign UN member state, asserting that such remarks amounted to a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter.Drawing attention to Trump’s recent comments, the Iranian envoy said the US president had gone beyond rhetoric by publicly declaring: “We are locked and loaded and ready to go.” Iravani said the statement amounted to “the incitement of violence, unrest, and terrorist acts within Iran” and constituted “a clear, explicit, and unl..