A man wielding a knife killed at least two people and injured 16 others on Tuesday when he attacked a group of schoolgirls close to a bus stop in a city near Tokyo, officials said. Japanese media reported the suspect, who was in his 50s, shouted “I will kill you” as he slashed his victims. He stabbed himself to death after the attack and was pronounced dead at a hospital. Most of the victims were students from a nearby Catholic elementary school who were waiting at a bus stop in the city of Kawasaki.

British Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Friday that she will step down on June 7, bowing to increasing calls for her resignation. Her voice breaking with emotion, May said the position “has been the honor of my life to hold,” adding, “I do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country I love.” May will serve as caretaker prime minister until a new leader is chosen. Her party hopes to complete the process by late July.

Voters in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands on Thursday kicked off four days of voting for seats in the European Parliament. Citizens throughout the 28-member bloc will elect 751 lawmakers, with final results expected on Sunday. Populist leaders across the bloc presented a united front ahead of the vote. But U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn warned in a message Thursday that “the far-right is on the rise,” noting that “the actions we take now will have huge consequences for our future.”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party claimed a victory after a vote count on Thursday showed the party holding a commanding lead in the country’s general elections. The Election Commission will release the final results Thursday evening. Results showed that Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 300 of the 542 seats in the lower house of Parliament. The major opposition alliance, led by Rahul Gandhi’s Congress party, had won 50 seats. Political parties need 272 seats to secure a majority.

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s new Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) sparked more opposition on Wednesday from inside and outside her own party following stalled Brexit discussions. The bill introduced on Tuesday offers new guarantees for workers’ rights, environmental protection, and a promise to allow lawmakers to consider holding a new Brexit referendum if they back her proposal. Lawmakers will vote on the deal on June 3.

At least six people died in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta during violent protests by supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate Tuesday night. Outside the country’s Elections Commission, protesters burned cars and threw rocks at police officers, who responded with tear gas and water cannons. Jakarta Gov. Anies Baswedan said about 200 people sustained injuries. Authorities have detained at least 20 people since Tuesday.

An armed attack that killed at least four Catholics during a religious procession in northern Burkina Faso last week raised concerns that the growing extremist violence could stoke a larger crisis.

Gunmen attacked a group carrying a statue of Mary on May 13 in the Diocese of Ouahigouya in the Nord region. “They let the minors go, executed four adults, and destroyed the statue,” Burkina Faso’s AIB news agency reported.