Zohran Mamdani Becomes NYC’s First Muslim and South Asian American Mayor – 11/5/2025, 12:24:52 PM

As of November 5, 2025, the latest world news includes major political, weather, and conflict developments, as well as notable events in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Key highlights:
– Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, becoming the city’s first Muslim and South Asian American mayor. Celebrations in New York followed his victory, and he confronted Donald Trump in his victory speech[1][3][4].
– Abigail Spanberger is elected as the first female governor of Virginia during the U.S. off-year elections[4].
– The U.S. federal government shutdown has become the longest in American history after a failed 14th Senate vote, surpassing the 2018–2019 shutdown[4].
– Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least two people and displaced thousands in the Philippines, with severe weather also impacting Central Vietnam[1][5].
– Part of the medieval Torre dei Conti near the Colosseum in Rome collapsed during renovation works[1].
– The EU Enlargement Summit is underway in Brussels, focusing on the historic expansion of the European Union[1].
– Pope Leo XIV prayed at Pope Francis’s tomb in Rome and made his first Sunday Vatican address[1][2].
– President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico unveiled a new security plan for Michoacán after the assassination of Uruapan’s mayor, Carlos Manzo[4].
– Morocco declared October 31 a national holiday after a UN resolution supported its autonomy plan for Western Sahara[4].
– In Gaza, Israeli airstrikes overnight killed at least 15 Palestinians, mostly women and children[6].
– Reports have emerged of sexual and gender-based violence in the Gaza war, with the arrest of an Israeli major general after the leak of a surveillance video[4].
– The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina upheld a six-year ban from office for former president Milorad Dodik[4].

Other notable news:
– The FDA reported a listeria outbreak sickening 10 people in the U.S.[2].
– A tour bus crash in Sri Lanka killed 21 people[2].
– The U.S. government’s new ban on “junk fees” has gone into effect[2].

These stories reflect ongoing political shifts, natural disasters, and international crises shaping the global landscape as of this date.