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Exit polls suggest landslide win by South Korea's ruling liberal party in local elections

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's ruling liberal party was projected to win a landslide victory in Wednesday's mayoral and other local election

South Korea’s Lee faces first election test one year into office

Though thousands of municipal council seats nationwide are up for grabs, attention will likely focus on 17 governor and mayoral races in South Korea's biggest cities.

Ukraine’s Kyiv under heavy Russian attack, apartment building on fire, mayor says

Moscow has targeted Ukraine's power supplies and infrastructure this year while Kyiv has stepped up attacks on oil facilities inside Russia.

Japan mayor defends hiring foreigners as regular municipal staff; diversity 'a strength'

IGA, Mie -- As the Mie Prefectural Government considers ending hiring foreign-national employees, the city of Iga in the prefecture has brought two ne

In Southern California Chinese enclave, a mayor's arrest stokes fears of Beijing's influence

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In 2024, voters in the Southern California city of Arcadia elected the first all-Asian city council in the city's history.Now, one

Meet the Japanese mayor seeking to normalize maternity leave in public office

Shoko Kawata discusses balancing pregnancy with her duties — and the reaction that followed her announcing she would take leave before and after childbirth.

German mayor seeks to boost ties with Japan in space sector development

Andreas Bovenschulte, the mayor of Bremen, said Japan and Germany should cooperate more in the space sector to counter the dominance of SpaceX.

South Korea liberal party leads mayoral poll in 'conservative heart' Daegu