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Veteran lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's next prime minister after prevailing over hardline nationalist Sanae Takaichi.

Each candidate, having secured backing from at least 20 LDP lawmakers to qualify for the poll, will begin a series of public appearances.

Candidates need 20 signatures from LDP parliamentarians to run for leadership of the party.

Political custom dictates that President Emmanuel Macron names a PM from among ranks of largest political force or coalition in parliament.

Keir Starmer vowed to rebuild Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party surged to a landslide victory.

Keir Starmer aims for long-term growth, but as he tackles this challenge, his first few months are filled with tough decisions.

Britain looks set to elect Labour's Keir Starmer as its next prime minister, ending Rishi Sunak's Conservatives' 14-year tenure.

Pita Limjaroenrat needs the backing of more than half of the bicameral parliament to be endorsed as Thailand's next prime minister.

House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha calls for a joint sitting of the country's bicameral legislature to vote on the next prime minister.

Malaysia's king needs more time to make a decision on who to appoint as the country's next prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim said.

Ketereh UMNO division has proposed Ismail Sabri be chosen as the country's next Prime Minister when BN forms the government after the GE15.

Truss came out on top in a vote of Conservative Party members, winning by 81,326 votes to 60,399.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss remains far ahead of leadership rival Rishi Sunak in the race to become Britain's next prime minister.

The winner will inherit a parliamentary majority and will become the next prime minister.

The five remaining contenders to be Britain's next prime minister will go head to head in the first of three televised debates.

Teenagers and young adults are becoming prime targets for a new wave of cyber scams, a trend raising alarm bells across Southeast Asia.

Before global leaders address plastic pollution, a Japanese manicurist highlights the issue by incorporating it into her nail designs.

Here's a timeline of events between now and inauguration day.

In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.