A high wave hitting the shore in Keelung, northern Taiwan, on Thursday, as Typhoon Champi approached the area.

Women wait at a polling station to cast their ballots for the state assembly elections in Vaishali district, in the Indian state of Bihar in November.

Andy Burnham, center, arrives to deliver a speech in Manchester, northern England, on Monday. He is expected to succeed Keir Starmer as prime minister from the Labour Party.

Democratic Party members and lawmakers, gathered at the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday, cheered after exit polls predicted a decisive win for the party in local elections.

South Korean election officials carrying boxes containing ballots during elections in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday.

Members of the news media congregated outside 10 Downing Street on Thursday, after days of turmoil in the Labour Party over Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership.

Voters in North London on Thursday. In Britain’s voting system, the more candidates there are for a council seat, the smaller the share it might take to win.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain spoke on Friday after local election results began rolling in.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at the launch of the Labour Party’s local election campaign, in Wolverhampton, England, in March.