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Runners Pi Durden Wangkay and Naomi Cesar have earned their spots in Team Philippines' delegation for the upcoming 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand in December. Wangkay and Cesar both captured medals at the recently-concluded Asian Youth Games (AYG) in Bahrain, paving the way for their inclusion in the country's athletics team. The 16-year-old Wangkay seized a gold medal in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.76 seconds and will now compete in the same event come the biennial meet. Cesar,

Zohran Mamdani has won the race to become the next mayor of New York City. Mr Mamdani - who will be the first Muslim, first South Asian, and youngest person in a century to be elected as the famous city's mayor - used a victory speech to throw down the gauntlet to Donald Trump. | Sky News