News: the victory of Zohran Mamdani in New York, the verdict against the Donostiarra masseur and Dani Alvarez will receive the Basque Journalists Award
A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.
Today, 5 November 2025, the main headlines of the media will be:
- Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York: Zohran Mamdani democrat of Ugandan origin and son of immigrants has won the elections to the mayor of New York with 50.4% of the votes.
- Judgement against the masseur of San Sebastián: the Court of Gipuzkoa will release the sentence against the masseur of San Sebastián from 09:45. The masseur of San Sebastián denied all charges of sexual assault during the trial held in September.
- Dani Alvarez, Basque Journalists Award: The Basque Association of Journalists and the Basque College of Journalists will present the Basque Journalism Awards 2025, at 19:00 in the BBK Hall in Bilbao.
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