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Author failed in court bid to block media naming him over sexual misconduct allegations amid claims he would self-harm

The upcoming state poll is not really about Melaka. It is a testbed where Malaysia’s warring political parties will experiment with new alliances that are set to determine the shape of the next general election, writes CNA’s Leslie Lopez.

More than half of New Zealand’s voters cast early ballots in the tightly contested race.

Legal disputes often obscure human realities. In Knoflokskraal near Grabouw, personal accounts of ancestral connection, practical care, and community building bring vital nuance to a complex land debate.

Democrats are eyeing historic gains in the US Congress that could change the trajectory of the country.

Asked last week if he would respect the results of the midterms, Trump said he would, “if they're honest elections.” That has election workers bracing for election fallout.

Thirty years into democracy, South Africa’s Constitution remains both a landmark achievement and a measure of what has yet to change. Mbali Ntuli, Mbekezeli Benjamin and Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh agreed that its promises remained unfulfilled, but differed on where the main failure lay: unequal economic power, weak implementation, or the design of the constitutional

The ruling Telugu Desam Party-led alliance has practically gained control of the local body after sweeping 32 of the 36 wards without a single contest; YSRCP leaders claim their candidates were physically blocked from entering and submitting paperwork, effectively elbowing them out of the democratic race

The mayoral race in Mississauga is among the most interesting in the entire province with polls suggesting that any of the top three candidates could end up victorious in Monday's election.

In today’s Backstory, the new Holmes film takes issue with our profile, Nikole Hannah-Jones unpacks her viral essay and a professor shares why he thinks we apply “conservative” and “liberal” labels inconsistently.

As the mini budget approaches, debate over the Health Promotion Levy centres on public health, affordability, consumer behaviour, job losses and the future of sugar farming.