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Peruvian presidential candidate Sanchez could stand trial over financial disclosure case: Judge

Roberto Sanchez will face Keiko Fujimori in the second round of the presidential run-off on June 7.

Smart glasses off, please: China cracks down on high-tech cheating ahead of gaokao

Candidates in several provinces face eyewear inspections as authorities look to keep smart glasses out of examination venues.

Indonesia's central bank to prepare regulations reflecting wider mandate

Leftist Sanchez gains traction ahead of Peru runoff vote, Ipsos poll shows

June 4 - Peru's leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez has gained ground against conservative Keiko Fujimori ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff, though both candidates remained in a statistical tie, an Ipsos poll showed on Thursday.

International peace body fails to agree on Bosnia's new envoy

SARAJEVO, June 4 - The international body overseeing Bosnia's peace process on Thursday failed to agree on a candidate for a new envoy to replace Germany's Christian Schmidt, who suddenly quit last month under what he said was U.S. pressure.

Appealing to centrists, Colombia leftist Cepeda backs away from possibility of new constitution

BOGOTA, June 4 - Colombia's leftist presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda said in a video on Thursday he would seek consensus for national reforms if he were to be elected in a second round on June 21, backing away from the possibility of a so-called constituent assembly to create a new constitution as he attempts to appeal to centrist voters.

Man City consider legal action after Real Madrid candidate's Haaland pledge

PAS urges UMNO to collaborate in Johor polls, revive defunct political pact

PAS Deputy President Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man on Wednesday (Jun 3) called for the revival of Muafakat Nasional - created to consolidate the Malay-Muslim vote - stressing cooperation between the country’s two largest Malay-Muslim parties.

As US midterms near, Talarico tries to fend off culture war attacks in Texas

June 3 - Even before all the votes had been counted in last week's Republican Senate primary in Texas, party members began rolling out attacks on the Democratic candidate, James Talarico.

Colombian right-wing presidential candidate endorsed by Trump ordered to apologise for sexism

He claimed women voted for him because of his purported virility and also harassed a female journalist.

Trump endorses Colombian presidential candidate de la Espriella

June 2 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, a right-wing lawyer, who will face off against leftist senator Ivan Cepeda in a runoff election this month.

In France's poor, diverse suburbs, Melenchon's hard left charts a path to the presidency

SARCELLES, France, June 2 - When Bassi Konate became mayor of Sarcelles this spring, the independent candidate backed by the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party ended three decades of municipal rule by the Socialists, the traditional powerhouse of the French left.

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.

Three farms affected by Lim Chu Kang land-use changes seek lease extensions as expiry dates draw near

Two farm owners questioned why they have to leave within the next year, when two other farms will still be operating in the same area for at least another 10 years.

Right-wing Fujimori holds narrow lead one week before Peru presidential runoff, polls show

LIMA, May 31 - Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori holds a narrow lead over leftist Roberto Sanchez one week before Peru's presidential runoff, two polls showed on Sunday.

Venezuela opposition candidate who claimed 2024 win backs new vote

Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia was recognised by the US as the actual winner of the 2024 polls.

Vingegaard clinches solo victory in Giro stage 20 to consolidate overall lead

WHO identifies Ebola treatments, vaccines be tested in trials amid outbreak

The WHO said drugs and other candidate vaccines should be evaluated in clinical trials to generate data on their use.

Colombia presidential candidate De La Espriella proposes mega-prisons, crime crackdown

BOGOTA, May 28 - Abelardo De La Espriella, a lawyer and businessman with no political experience, is seeking to become Colombia's next president on Sunday, challenging both the left and the traditional right with a promise to crack down on illegal armed groups, drug trafficking and crime.

US removing 76 names from sanctions blacklist in move meant to strengthen program

WASHINGTON, May 28 - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it taking 76 persons, vessels and entities off its sanctions blacklist that it said were outdated, a move it said would help crack down on sanctions evasion on complex and high-risk targets.