A Guide to the Queen’s Speech: Crown Jewels, Black Rod and a Mace

Proceedings in the British Parliament on Monday are a nod to hundreds of years of history. But Brexit loomed over the ceremonies. Press Release Distribution Service

Cell Service Returns to Kashmir, Allowing First Calls in Months

After imposing a complete communications blackout two months ago, the Indian government on Monday partially restored cellphone service in the Kashmir Valley. Press Release Distribution Service

Rome University at Heart of Trump Inquiry Becomes a Vortex of Intrigue

Italian newspapers that have depicted Link University as either a shady diploma mill or den of spies, unfairly tarnishing its reputation, its president says. Press Release Distribution Service

South Korean Politician Resigns After Weeks of Protests

Ever since the appointment of Cho Kuk as justice minister, South Korea has been rocked by huge rallies for and against him. Press Release Distribution Service

American Basketball vs. Chinese Hardball: Guess Who Won

The N.B.A. is the latest entertainment giant to incite nationalist anger in China, where political submission has become the price of admission to a market of 1.4 billion. Press Release Distribution Service

Poland Election: Law and Justice Party Holds on to Power, Early Returns Show

The party’s twinned platform of aggrieved nationalism and government largess appeared to have secured it a new term in office. Press Release Distribution Service

Deal Struck in Ecuador to Cancel Austerity Package and End Protests

Under the agreement, the president pledged to withdraw from an I.M.F.-backed program that raised fuel prices, and Indigenous leaders agreed to call off more protests. Press Release Distribution Service

12 Hours. 4 Syrian Hospitals Bombed. One Culprit: Russia.

The Russians saved Bashar al-Assad’s government. A trove of Russian Air Force recordings obtained by The Times shows how bombing Syrian hospitals helped them do it. Press Release Distribution Service

Typhoon Hagibis: Helicopters and Boats Rescue the Stranded

Here’s what we know about the super typhoon that struck Japan, causing levees to break and cities to flood. Press Release Distribution Service

Flash-Mob Protests Disrupt Business and Transit Across Hong Kong

The seemingly spontaneous rallies were spread across much of the city and reflected continuing anger over a ban on wearing face masks at public gatherings. Press Release Distribution Service

Syrian Arab Fighters Backed by Turkey Kill Two Kurdish Prisoners

The killings, one of them caught on video, raised the specter of wider sectarian warfare as fighting in Syria escalates. Press Release Distribution Service

Trump’s Abrupt Shifts in Middle East Unnerve U.S. Allies

President Trump’s acquiescence to a Turkish raid on the Kurds in northern Syria alarmed allies for its unpredictability as much as its betrayal. Press Release Distribution Service

How a Few Grams of Pot Turned an American-Israeli Into a Geopolitical Pawn

Naama Issachar, a yoga student arrested at the Moscow airport, has found her fate linked to that of a little-known Russian held in Israel and facing extradition to the United States. Press Release Distribution Service

In Pivotal Vote in Poland, Many See a Test for Democracy

In four years since coming to power, the Law and Justice party has tried to reshape the country in ways that critics say undermine democracy and the rule of law. Press Release Distribution Service

‘Our River Was Like a God’: How Dams and China’s Might Imperil the Mekong

A river system that feeds millions of people is in danger of being starved of the nutrients needed to sustain its life. Press Release Distribution Service

India Vows to Restore Mobile Service in Kashmir

The Indian authorities said many cellphones would begin working on Monday in the disputed region after two months of a communications blackout. Press Release Distribution Service

Gunmen Strike Mosque in Burkina Faso

About 15 people were killed, suggesting the spread of an Islamist insurgency in West Africa. Press Release Distribution Service

Typhoon Hagibis Slams Into Japan, After Landslides, Floods and a Quake

The storm made landfall about 7 p.m. Saturday. Many rivers were already at dangerously high levels, and more than a million people have been urged to evacuate. Press Release Distribution Service

Turkish-Led Troops Invade Strategic Syrian Town

It was the first significant breakthrough in the invasion of the Kurdish-held region, an incursion that entered its fourth day on Saturday. Press Release Distribution Service

Xi Jinping Comes to Nepal Bearing Investments, and India Is Watching

The Chinese leader’s visit is a further display of his ambitious aims — both economic and strategic — on India’s doorstep. Press Release Distribution Service

In Seoul, Crowds Denounce a Divisive Politician. Days Later, Others Defend Him.

Vast rallies have called for the ouster of South Korea’s justice minister. But huge counterprotests have assailed the prosecutors who are investigating him. Press Release Distribution Service

Poland’s State Media Is Government’s Biggest Booster Before Election

With state television firmly under the control of the ruling party, it has proved itself more valuable than any billboard or advertising campaign. Press Release Distribution Service

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