This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Julia McFarlane and at 6 o'clock GMT on Wednesday the 5th of November.
These are our main stories.
A Muslim and Democratic Socialist Zoran Mamdani has won the race to be New York City's next mayor,
the youngest person to hold the job for more than a century.
In a further blow to President Trump,
the Democratic Party is on course for victories in other polls across the US,
including governor elections in Virginia and New Jersey.
A huge fire has broken out after a cargo plane crashed at Louisville Airport in Kentucky,
killing at least seven people.
Also in this podcast, the UN suspends operations on the Afghan border with Iran.
And...
These are very beautiful places, you know, in the most dense city in Europe.
These are places where you can have sort of pastoral walks.
Although they're graveyards, they're very nice places to be.
The Parisian neighbourhood with the quietest residents.
Zaran Mamdani has won the race to be New York City's next mayor.
With the victory,
the 34-year-old will etch his place in history as the city's youngest mayor in a century and the first Muslim to hold the position.
This is the moment the news was announced at his campaign's watch party.