In the shadow of Labour’s landslide victory over the upended Conservatives, Nigel Farage’s small insurgent right-wing party, Reform U.K., is on a roll.

Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist, wants warmer relations with the West, with the goal of ending sanctions. But his powers are strictly limited.

With President Biden’s future unclear, Donald J. Trump’s support uncertain and a major NATO meeting looming, Ukrainian leaders are straining to keep their balance.

Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, endured days of temperatures above 100 Fahrenheit, made worse by power cuts and high humidity.

Mr. Orban said his visit to Beijing was part of a “peace mission” for Ukraine. But both leaders want to offset Western power.

The left surges in French elections.

“The halls felt like they were on fire,” one Jordanian woman said of her accommodations after she opted to take a cheaper travel package for “unregistered” pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.

It was a day of big surprises in France, with the left surging unexpectedly, the far right falling far short of expectations and the question of who will be the next prime minister still unclear.

A summit meant to convey confidence in the newly expanded alliance now faces uncertainty over President Biden’s future, and the looming possibility of the return of Donald Trump.

The fallout from France’s election.