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King’s Speech Comes at an Awkward Time for Starmer

MICHAEL D. SHEAR

King Charles III read out Keir Starmer’s legislative agenda in the traditional manner, even as the British prime minister’s leadership remained under pressure.

France Bars 1,700 Cruise Passengers From Leaving Ship After Dozens Get Sick

JONATHAN WOLFE

Around 50 people so far have symptoms “consistent with an acute gastrointestinal infection” on the Ambassador Cruise Line ship Ambition.

A Tech Tycoon’s Prosecution Raises Fears of Authoritarian Overreach

SUI-LEE WEE

Nadiem Makarim founded a popular app before joining Indonesia’s government. Now he could face 18 years in prison, targeted in what critics call a dubious anticorruption campaign.

Why A.I. is the Hidden Minefield of Trump’s China Visit

VIVIAN WANG

The leaders of both countries are expected to discuss the risks from artificial intelligence, but neither country is willing to be the first to slow down.

Gulf Countries Arrest Shiite ‘Traitors’ Amid War With Iran

VIVIAN NEREIM

Dozens of Gulf citizens have been accused of belonging to Iran-linked terrorism cells as the war accelerates a shift toward deeper authoritarianism in the region.

Russia-Ukraine War Shows Cease-Fires Have Lost Meaning Under Trump

MARC SANTORA

Temporary truces have become a tool of performative diplomacy, an end in themselves rather than a prelude to a lasting settlement, analysts say.

What to Know About the Federal Gas Tax Trump Wants to Suspend

EMMETT LINDNER

President Trump said he would like to suspend the 18.4-cent-a-gallon tax, but it’s a move that may save drivers only a few dollars a month.

Beware of Drunk Deer, French Police Say, Announcing Season of Inebriation

EPHRAT LIVNI

Some wild animals, eating fermented or rotten fruits, “may exhibit completely unpredictable behavior,” the police warned drivers in Saône et Loire, a rural region in central-eastern France.

Eric Trump, Who Runs the Family Business, Hops Along on the Plane to China

BEN PROTESS

The president’s middle son is said to be joining his father in a “personal capacity” rather than to make business deals.

Chinese Firms Plot Secret Arms Sales to Iran, U.S. Officials Say

JULIAN E. BARNES, MARK MAZZETTI AND DUSTIN VOLZ

The effort involves plans to send weapons through other countries in an effort to hide the origins of the shipments.

What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit

ALAN RAPPEPORT, ANA SWANSON AND EDWARD WONG

Here’s what to know about the biggest sources of tension in U.S.-China relations before the first summit in Beijing in nine years between the nations’ leaders.

Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform U.K., Faces Investigation for £5 Million Gift

STEPHEN CASTLE

The Conservative Party referred the case against Mr. Farage, the leader of a right-wing populist party in Britain, to a parliamentary watchdog.

Top Gaza Negotiator Urges Hamas to Embrace Rebuilding Plan

DAVID M. HALBFINGER, ADAM RASGON AND AARON BOXERMAN

Nickolay Mladenov, who is overseeing the U.S.-led truce in Gaza, has tried to convince the militant group to give up its arms, but it has so far refused amid Israeli cease-fire violations.

More U.S. Spy Planes are Surveilling Cuba

FRANCES ROBLES, ERIC SCHMITT AND JULIAN E. BARNES

As President Trump threatens to act against Cuba, experts are debating whether the flights, which the United States is not taking pains to hide, are just intimidation or foreshadow military force.

Netanyahu Made a ‘Secret Visit’ to U.A.E. During Iran War

PRANAV BASKAR AND JOHNATAN REISS

The visit to meet with the Emirati leader, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, was another sign of how Israel and the Emirates have drawn closer together.