PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday 5 November 2025 First, Zohran Mamdani’s election as the new mayor of New York is widely covered around the world. Next, the Shein scandal continues in France as the online platform...
Key takeaways from the US election night | DW News
Zohran Mamdani has won the New York mayoral race, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. The 34-year-old democratic socialist has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump. Voters in...
Republicans and Democrats divided over how to allocate funds
Americans are in the grip of the longest running government shutdown in US history as Republicans and Democrats fight over how to allocate federal funds. The US Treasury estimates it’s costing the economy two...
US kills two in strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific
A US military strike killed two people on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in international waters of the eastern Pacific on November 4, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from Trump...
Democrats sweep key races in early test of Trump-era politics • FRANCE 24 English
Democrats scored sweeping victories on Tuesday in the first major elections since Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, winning high-profile contests in New York, Virginia, and New Jersey. The results provided a much...
Two French nationals held for three years in Iran have been released, Macron says • FRANCE 24
French citizens Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris who were jailed in Iran for more than three years on espionage charges have been released, President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday. Read more about this story in our...