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Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester and a potential Labour leadership contender, has pledged to make social care reform a central issue of the next UK general election. He argues that funding and fixing adult social care has been delayed for decades and should be a top national priority, putting pressure on the government and his own party to set out concrete plans.

Political analysis site Frozen Garlic examines the contest for Taipei City mayor, pitting a KMT establishment figure, often described as a princeling, against DPP outsider Puma Shen. Although Taipei has long been considered a KMT stronghold, Shen's support has been rising sharply and unexpectedly, prompting discussion about whether the DPP could mount a genuine challenge in the capital.

Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah is reportedly under tight security arrangements, with claims that the United States has granted him special importance. Nepali-language coverage links the story to broader discussions involving Donald Trump, Rabi Lamichhane and Sudan. Details about the nature of the security measures or Washington's reported interest remain sparse.

Following a series of taxi driver deaths, the drivers' union is pressing Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to establish a dedicated health fund for taxi drivers. The union argues that years of financial hardship in the industry have taken a severe toll on drivers' health, and is calling on the incoming administration to commit funding as an early priority.

Results for the 2026 French senatorial elections, which renew part of the upper house of parliament, have been compiled and shared with an accompanying results box. The Senate is elected indirectly by grand electors, mayors and local councillors rather than by direct universal suffrage, so coverage focuses on the balance of power between political groups in the chamber.

Seoul's mayor says home prices in the city's outer districts are leveling up rather than leveling out, meaning values in less central neighborhoods continue to climb rather than converge with or cool toward earlier trends. The comment addresses persistent concerns about housing affordability and the spread of price increases beyond Seoul's traditionally expensive central areas.