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Working Families Party Backs Reynoso for Congress, Breaking With Mamdani

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York had lobbied for his preferred candidate, Claire Valdez. But the party backed Antonio Reynoso, the Brooklyn borough president.

© José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times

Antonio Reynoso, the Brooklyn borough president, has been endorsed by Representative Nydia M. Velázquez, whom he is running to succeed in Congress.
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Trump Says General Caine Sees Easy Victory if U.S. Attacks Iran

The remarks differ from what Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is said to have told the president in high-level White House meetings.

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Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in December. President Trump has been leaning toward conducting an initial strike against Iran in coming days intended to demonstrate to the country’s leaders that they must be willing to agree to give up the ability to make a nuclear weapon.
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Australia v India: first women’s cricket one-day international – live

  • Updates from the opening ODI at Allan Border Field

  • Play starts in Brisbane at 1.50pm local/2.50pm AEDT

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India 1 Smriti Mandhana, 2 Pratika Rawal, 3 Shafali Verma, 4 Harmanpreet Kaur (c), 5 Jemimah Rodrigues, 6 Richa Ghosh (wk), 7 Deepti Sharma, 8 Kashvee Gautam, 9 Sree Charani, 10 Kranti Gaud, 11 Renuka Singh

In a huge blow for the hosts Ellyse Perry has been ruled out, which opens the door for Georgia Voll to make some runs, while further down the order Kim Garth has failed to prove her fitness, allowing Megan Schutt an opportunity – Schutt wasn’t even in the original ODI squad, but she has been added along with Lucy Hamilton.

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© Photograph: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

© Photograph: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

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The 23 Australian children stuck in Syria are not responsible for their parents. They need our government’s support to return | Donald Rothwell

If the circumstances of those from Roj camp become even more perilous, the Albanese government may be forced to intervene

Ever since news broke that 34 Australians were leaving Roj camp in north-east Syria to travel to Australia, their status and travel plans have been at the centre of a political maelstrom. The Albanese government has insisted there would be no repatriation of the 11 Australian women and their 23 children, whose journey was halted on 16 February when they were sent back to the detention camp.

The newly minted opposition under Angus Taylor has demanded answers to the level of assistance the Albanese government has provided to the group, including the issuing of passports, and the Coalition has now proposed new Australian laws to criminalise non-government financial and logistical support that helps the families return to Australia.

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© Photograph: Orhan Qereman/Reuters

© Photograph: Orhan Qereman/Reuters

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‘What’s up with all these monkeys’: Djungelskog the orangutan comforted Punch – but can the Ikea toy help me?

Punch may look sweet with his plushie – but anthropomorphism can’t tell us what a wild animal is truly experiencing

Standing in line at Ikea’s click and collect service to pick up a large plush orangutan, a wave of fatigue washes over me.

Not only because I have been in transit for almost 24 hours after a series of flight delays, and this is my last stop before collapsing in a heap on my living room floor, but also for the reason I, and so many others, have made this journey.

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© Photograph: Bec Lorrimer/The Guardian

© Photograph: Bec Lorrimer/The Guardian

© Photograph: Bec Lorrimer/The Guardian

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Iran players feeling ‘emotional strain’ as welfare concerns grow ahead of Women’s Asian Cup | Samantha Lewis

Preparations for the nation’s second appearance at the tournament has been impacted by the troubling events at home

This week, Iran’s women’s football team is expected to touch down in Australia to compete in their second Women’s Asian Cup. But exactly who will arrive, or what condition they will be in when they get here, is anyone’s guess.

Amid a backdrop of anti-government protests and subsequent violent crackdowns by the authorities over the past few months, Iran’s top women footballers have been struggling to prepare for one of the biggest tournaments of their lives.

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© Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

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