British voters cast ballots Thursday in local and regional elections that could shake up the country's politics and deliver a heavy blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Starmer’s center-left Labour Party is bracing for big losses in polls that will choose about 5,

A sustained increase in hantavirus infections in Argentina and a rise in fatal cases in Chile this year have raised concerns among health authorities.

President Donald Trump said he would give the European Union until July 4 to ratify its trade agreement with the US, after previously threatening to hike tariffs on auto imports as soon as this week if it failed to do so.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will discuss ways they will cooperate with the U.S. on tariffs and organized crime during a visit with President Trump at the White House on Thursday. Brazil has navigated tension with the U.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has rejected criticism from the U.S. President Donald Trump over her government's anti-drug efforts.

A U.K. border official and a former Hong Kong police officer have been convicted of assisting China’s spy agency by conducting “shadow” policing operations in Britain.

Japan stocks rose more than 4% on Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 hitting 62,000 for the first time as Asia-Pacific markets rallied despite renewed tensions in the Middle East. The broader regional advance came after President Donald Trump warned Iran would be bombed "at a much higher level" if it failed to agree to a peace deal.

British police have arrested ‌a man after he allegedly threatened the former Prince Andrew close to his place of residence on Wednesday, the ​Telegraph newspaper reported on Thursday.