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Young, Muslim, Asian and socialist: Zohran Mamdani’s New York win challenges both Trump and Democrats

The charismatic political newcomer is also New York’s first Asian-American mayor.

Mr Zohran Mamdani will become New York’s first Asian-American and first Muslim mayor.

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Trump nearly halves US military presence in Romania, fanning fears of bigger Europe exodus

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Longest US govt shutdown tests air travel, federal workers and patience

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Trump formalises fentanyl, reciprocal tariff cuts in deal with Xi

Singapore donates $652,000 to World Food Programme for humanitarian aid in Gaza

US may ask UN to mandate international force in Gaza for two years, document shows

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Asian Insider

Proton versus BYD: The fate of Asean’s national cars

While Chinese EV makers are dominant, South-east Asia’s auto brands are giving them a run for their money.

The Proton e.MAS 7 (left), Malaysia's best-selling EV in the first three quarters of 2025, and Chinese carmaker BYD's Atto 3, the closest rival to the e.MAS 7.

Asean is already economically divided. AI will make it worse

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Big dreams, shiny projects and regional inequalities in China’s inland cities

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American Evolution

American Evolution

The woman who sued Trump and other tales from America’s factory floor

Dream of an all-American bike takes shape while a toymaker struggles amid Trump’s manufacturing push.

Mr Brian Riley's company, Guardian Bikes, has an annual revenue of US$100 million (S$130.1 million) and is nearing a milestone of being fully made in the US.

American Evolution

How Trump is rewriting the rules of the US presidency from his US$160m Florida mansion

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American Evolution

Trump, tech and Texas: What’s next for the US?

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Climate change

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World will overshoot 1.5 deg C climate goal in next decade, UN warns

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Can the insurance industry keep up with climate change in SE Asia?

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Singapore looking to buy technology-based carbon offsets, more nature-based carbon credits

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Fewer than 60 world leaders confirmed for Brazil climate summit

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Israel receives body of another hostage as Palestinian deaths reported in Gaza

Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

ICE plans call center to track unaccompanied migrant children, other immigration offenders

Two children sit in the hallway as their parents attend an immigration hearing at U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., October 24, 2025. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado

London's Khan hails Mamdani's victory in New York

Mayor of London and co-chair of C40 Cities, Sadiq Khan, speaks during an interview as he attends the COP30 Local Leaders Forum at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Tita Barros

Thousands gather at pro-government rally in Serbia

Supporters of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic take part in a demonstration near the tents where student protesters are staying with the mother of one of the victims of the fatal November 2024 railway station canopy collapse, who is on a hunger strike, in Belgrade, Serbia, November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic

In Chicago immigration crackdown, agents raid daycare, senior living center

Two parents embrace each other outside of the Rayito De Sol Spanish Immersion Daycare and Pre-School, where federal agents conducted an immigration raid that ended in a teacher being detained, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska

Angelina Jolie visits Ukraine’s front-line city of Kherson, media reports say

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie - a former UN ambassador for refugees - visited a maternity ward and a children’s hospital, according to reports.

Democrats dominate first big votes of Trump’s second term, but uncertainties remain

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's electoral win as portrayed by the Daily News and New York Post newspapers on Nov 5.

Germany’s far-right AfD accused of harbouring Russian ‘sleeper cell’

AfD member Markus Frohmeier speaks during a session of Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben

Portugal wants US, European fighter jet makers to compete for future deal

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35 fighter jet approaches the former Roosevelt Roads military base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, September 30, 2025. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

US Supreme Court questions legality of Trump’s global tariffs

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

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