A contaminated water supply in Indore’s Bhagirathpura has led to a severe diarrhoea outbreak, claiming nine lives and hospitalizing over 200 residents. A leaking toilet waste pit near a water line is blamed for the contamination. Families are grappling with loss and illness, with one teacher losing her six-month-old son.

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.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter, Ju Ae, who is likely being prepared as his successor, accompanied her parents on her first public visit to the Kumsusan mausoleum to pay respects to former leaders, state media photos published showed.