The following is a transcript of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s remarks at his inauguration, as recorded by The New York Times.

Venezuela's vice president has appeared on state TV to say that the government doesn't know where the president and his wife are after US forces captured them.

The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country after months of stepped-up pressure by Washington — an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack.

At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 am local time Saturday in the capital, Caracas. Venezuela's government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states.

Iran has formally appealed to the United Nations to condemn what it described as “reckless and unlawful threats” made by United States President Donald Trump, as protests over rising prices and economic distress continue across the country.

A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum's first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a strong warning to Iran amid ongoing nationwide protests, saying that if Iran kills peaceful protesters, US will come to their rescue.

Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to transform government on behalf of the city's striving, struggling working class.