London Mayor hits back at Trump, calling him “obsessed, racist, and Islamophobic”
- 24-Sep-2025
Sadiq Khan has labelled Donald Trump “racist, sexist, misogynistic, and Islamophobic” in the latest exchange of their long-running dispute. Earlier, Trump criticised the London mayor at the UN General Assembly, calling him a “terrible mayor” and claiming London was “so changed” and moving towards Sharia law. Khan responded by suggesting he was “living rent-free” in […]
Nepali rapper turned mayor is young people’s favourite in political crisis
- 10-Sep-2025
KATHMANDU: Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, an unusually youthful elected official in Nepali politics dominated by seasoned legislators, has emerged as a favourite among young people to represent them in an interim government. The capital’s 35-year-old mayor, a former rapper who often appears on Instagram and in public wearing a dark blazer and sunglasses, is in […]
Moscow targeted by ‘massive’ Ukrainian drone attack: mayor
- 11-Mar-2025
MOSCOW: Ukraine targeted Moscow with dozens of drones in a “massive” overnight attack, the city’s mayor said on Tuesday. “The Defense Ministry’s air defense continues to repel a massive attack by enemy drones on Moscow,” Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram. “As of now, the Defense Ministry’s air defense forces have shot down 69 enemy drones […]
Russian forces storming Ukraine’s Avdiivka en masse: mayor
- 08-Feb-2024
KYIV: Large numbers of Russian forces are pushing to capture the frontline Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, its Ukrainian mayor said on Thursday, escalating a months-long effort to capture the industrial hub. Moscow launched a costly bid in October to seize the town, which has been caught up in fighting since 2014, when it briefly fell […]
Russia downs drone heading for Moscow: mayor
- 31-Aug-2023
MOSCOW: Russian air defences destroyed a drone approaching Moscow, the city’s mayor said on Thursday. Air defence forces in Voskresensky district, about 60 kilometres (35 miles) from the capital, “destroyed a drone flying towards Moscow,” mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote on Telegram. He did not say where the drone had come from. Russia’s defence ministry said […]
Russia downs drone approaching Moscow: mayor
- 26-Aug-2023
MOSCOW: Russian air defences destroyed a drone as it approached Moscow, the city’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said early on Saturday. “Tonight, air defense forces destroyed a drone on approach to Moscow in the Istrinskii district,” Sobyanin wrote on Telegram. “Preliminarily, there were no casualties or damage. Emergency services are working on the site,” he added. […]
PPP’s Kashif Shoro elected mayor Hyderabad unopposed
- 12-Jun-2023
HYDERABAD: Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) Kashif Shoro has been elected as the mayor of Hyderabad unopposed, ARY News reported. As per details, the Election Commission of Pakistan will issue the official notification of the Hyderabad mayor tomorrow. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) did not submit the nomination papers while Tehreek-e-Labaik’s candidate’s nomination papers were rejected. It is […]
Mexican mayor marries an alligator to secure abundance !!
- 02-Jul-2022
A small-town Mexican mayor married his alligator bride in a colourful ceremony as traditional music rang out and revellers danced while imploring the indigenous leader to seal the nuptials with a kiss. San Pedro Huamelula Mayor Victor Hugo Sosa obliged more than once during Thursday’s wedding, bending down to plant his lips on the small […]
PHC orders KP govt to provide office to Mardan’s Mayor
- 30-Jun-2022
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday ordered the Local Government department to provide office and car to Mardan’s Mayor, ARY News reported. A bench of the high court was hearing a petition pertaining to transfer of powers to local representatives. Counsel of the petitioner, pleaded to the court that the elected local representatives […]
Next Karachi mayor will be from PPP, claims Saeed Ghani
- 27-Jun-2022
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Labour Saeed Ghani has claimed that the next mayor of Karachi would be from Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), ARY News reported on Monday. Speaking on the Sindh Assembly floor, the minister expressed optimism that the next city mayor would be from PPP as the party’s vote bank is increasing in the […]