Former US President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani met recently for a reading session with local preschoolers. The meeting took place as Mamdani works to establish connections with various political groups.

Former US president Barack Obama met New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday at a child care centre where they read to preschoolers and led a singalong. The meeting comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist who marked his 100th day in office just over a week ago, is also trying to build a working relationship with Republican US President Donald Trump. Obama and Mamdani did not take questions after reading the book Alone and Together to the children and leading a singalong of....