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Starmer will be ‘part of’ any leadership race, says UK Deputy PM Lammy

Starmer has been calling key supporters to say that if there is a contest he would “fight it”.

Olinda Cho recovers from lyric slip-up in Midlife, Sing & Shine! 4 to make Top 14

The 46-year-old former Singapore Idol contestant earned praise for staying composed on stage despite flubbing the lyrics and singing in an unfamiliar language.

Leinster, Bulls to contest United Rugby Championship final

Commentary: UMNO’s ‘selective confrontations’ in Johor, Negeri Sembilan seek to push Anwar into a corner. What's next?

The impending snap polls in Johor and Negeri Sembilan are not simply state-level electoral contests. They are opening salvos by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) to set the stage for a national power struggle that will test the foundations of Malaysia’s first genuine multi-coalition government, writes CNA's Leslie Lopez.

Labour mayor Burnham signals he would run in leadership contest against UK's Starmer

LONDON, June 4 - Labour mayor Andy Burnham signalled on Thursday he would run in any leadership race against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying that if he won a local election later this month he would seek to join any challenge against the British leader.

Italy prosecutors clear contested presidential pardon after probe

MILAN, June 3 - Italian prosecutors on Wednesday cleared a presidential pardon granted to a former showgirl, who was close to late Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, saying fresh checks found no basis to overturn the disputed clemency decision.

UMNO defends Johor polls timing as newly relaunched Bersama party says it will contest state election

Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) - helmed by former federal ministers Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad - said that further discussions would be held with party representatives in Johor to identify the seats the party would contest.

Republican Miller-Meeks, Democrat Bohannan head for rematch in Iowa congressional race

WASHINGTON, June 2 - Republican U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks won her party's renomination in Iowa's first congressional district on Tuesday, positioning the incumbent congresswoman for her third general election contest against Democrat Christina Bohannan.

South Koreans vote in local elections seen as gauge of President Lee's first year

Voters will choose mayors and governors in 16 cities and provinces in a contest widely seen as an assessment of President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.

Colombia right-wing lawyer De La Espriella, leftist senator Cepeda set for adversarial runoff

BOGOTA, June 1 - Right-wing Colombian lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella and leftist senator Ivan Cepeda will compete in a June presidential runoff after a tight vote on Sunday, in a contest dominated by voter concerns over security and the economy to which each candidate has offered populist solutions.

Nigeria's Obi to run for president again after opposition split

LAGOS, June 1 - Nigerian politician Peter Obi said he would run for president again in January after winning his party's nomination, setting up another contest between incumbent Bola Tinubu and a divided opposition.

Singer Frances Tan swapped law for music, now represents Singapore in Commonwealth Song Contest finals

Public voting for the Commonwealth Song Contest 2026 ends on May 31. On the same day, Tan will host a free concert to launch her debut album, I Am Frances.

Uribe's protege Valencia seeks to become Colombia’s first female president

BOGOTA, May 28 - Right-wing Colombian lawyer and senator Paloma Valencia is running to become her country's first female president in a Sunday presidential contest, promising to strengthen security and revive the economy, which she says have deteriorated under the current leftist government.

Working class Rayo Vallecano defy the odds to contest Crystal Palace in first European final