1. US media outlets say Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani is now projected to win the New York City mayoral election held on Tuesday. Mamdani, who is 34 years old, was born in Uganda with Indian ancestry He was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 2020 and is now serving his third term. He will become the first Muslim mayor of the city.
2. Britain’s Defense Ministry says about 1.14 million Russian military personnel have likely been killed or wounded since Moscow started its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The ministry released the estimate on social media on Tuesday, adding that roughly 350,000 of the casualties occurred this year.
3. Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has died. He was 84 years old. His family said in a statement on Tuesday that Cheney died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. It said his wife, daughters and other family members were with him as he passed.