Mamdani wins New York, the fall of el-Fasher and more

Supporters attend the election night watch party for New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani at the Brooklyn Paramount on 4 November 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

Supporters celebrate as initial projections of Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani's win are declared during an election night watch party in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on 4 November 2025.

A displaced Sudanese woman who fled el-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces, sits in her makeshift shelter on the edge of Tawila, in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on 3 November 2025.

A displaced Palestinian woman shows her torn tent in Gaza City on 4 November 2025.

Illuminated drones depicting the ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo, on 1 November 2025.

An Afghan earthquake survivor sits over the remains of a damaged house at a village in Tashqurghan, in the Khulm district of Samangan province, on 3 November 2025.

Primrose Thompson, 45, stands in her house damaged by Hurricane Melissa, in Lacovia, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, on 1 November 2025.

Ukrainian servicemen walk along a road covered with anti-drone nets, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on 3 November 2025.

A couple dressed as La Catrina and El Catrin pose in the street during the Day of the Dead celebration in Naolinco de Victoria, Veracruz state, Mexico, on 2 November 2025.

A Tanzanian riot police officer walks past a vandalised campaign poster of President Samia Suluhu Hassan on October 30, 2025, a day after the general election was marred by violent demonstrations.