The high-profile battle for Bihar has begun, with half the state’s 243 seats voting today in the first of the two-phase election. Led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the ruling NDA is hoping for yet another term in the state.

US President Donald Trump has declared that America “lost a little bit of its sovereignty” after Democrat socialist Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral election in New York.

A Honolulu-bound UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville, killing 12 people and igniting a massive fire. The MD-11 aircraft, carrying 38,000 gallons of fuel, experienced engine detachment during takeoff. The crash site, which included a petroleum recycling facility and auto parts warehouse, saw ruptured storage tanks fueling the blaze.