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Royal Wedding, F.B.I., Texas: Your Weekend Briefing

Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead.

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Credit...Pool photo by Danny Lawson

1. Let’s start with some good news for a change.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were married at Windsor Castle in England on Saturday, drawing cheers from around the globe and nudging the royal family into a new era. This video shows the highlights.

The celebrity-filled ceremony featured a gospel choir and a sermon by Michael Curry, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the U.S. His speech was a striking moment: Here was a relaxed, charismatic African-American bishop, speaking to British aristocrats in the cadence of the black American church. Read it here.

More than 100,000 well-wishers lined the streets of Windsor, straining for a glimpse of the couple, including some Americans. Here are some of the most memorable moments, in photos.

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2. And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.

We learned that Donald Trump Jr., above, and other top advisers to the Trump campaign met with an emissary for princes of two Gulf nations before the 2016 election, suggesting that countries beyond Russia may have offered help.

The special counsel, Robert Mueller, is looking into those interactions as his inquiry enters its second year. This past week, we published an exclusive account of the secret origins of the F.B.I. investigation into the Trump campaign, code-named Crossfire Hurricane.

Have you been keeping up with the headlines? Test your knowledge with our news quiz. Here’s the front page of our Sunday paper, and our crossword puzzles.

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3. President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, above, is set to meet with President Trump at the White House on Tuesday.

Mr. Moon hopes to advise Mr. Trump on his upcoming meeting with Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea.

The White House brushed aside threats by North Korea this past week to cancel the sit-down, scheduled for June 12 in Singapore, as tactical maneuvering.

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Credit...Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times

4. A 17-year-old gunman who killed 10 people at his Texas school on Friday told investigators he spared certain students “so he could have his story told,” the authorities said.

Dimitrios Pagourtzis surrendered and was being held without bond on charges of capital murder and aggravated assault of a public servant. Investigators believe he took the weapons used in the attack from his father.

Many of his victims were fellow students. Above, a memorial.

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5. It was a harrowing split screen: As Israeli forces killed dozens of demonstrators at the fence with Gaza, Israeli and American officials celebrated the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.

The two scenes on Monday, only an hour’s drive apart, illustrated the chasm dividing Israelis and Palestinians more than at any moment in recent history.

The following night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel met with his allies from the American evangelical movement to plan their next steps. The increasingly close relationship between the right wing in Israel and its counterpart in the U.S. risks turning off American Jews and Democrats.

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6. “This is what paradise looks like when it turns into a little bit of hell.”

We visited Leilani Estates, the rural outpost on Hawaii Island devastated by the eruption this month of the Kilauea volcano.

Homes have been destroyed, residents were evacuated, and it feels like an eerie lost city. The volcano is triggering earthquakes, and fissures are spewing gas and lava, including one that shot ash 30,000 feet into the air on Thursday.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory warns that Kilauea could grow more explosive at any time, “increasing the intensity of ash production and producing ballistic projectiles near the vent.”

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7. Venezuela goes to the polls on Sunday amid a dire economic crisis. International observers say the election has been engineered for President Nicolás Maduro to win a new term.

Most of the main opposition parties have been disqualified from running, and their most popular leaders have been jailed or barred from holding office.

Some people are planning to boycott the vote. Others are dependent on government subsidies to eat, and fear they could lose them if they don’t vote for Mr. Maduro. Above, people who live in government housing adding their names to an attendance sheet at a Maduro rally.

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8. Our best-read article this past week was about a debate roiling American homes and workplaces: Was a viral audio clip saying “Laurel” or “Yanny”?

We built a tool to help you hear either word, by accentuating different frequencies in the original clip. One way to understand the dynamics at work is to look at a spectrogram, which visualizes sound frequencies, above.

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9. “Saturday Night Live” wrapped up its 43rd season with an episode hosted by a former cast member, Tina Fey, who brought back her most beloved character.

“It’s me, the ghost of Sarah Palin,” Fey said as the 2008 vice-presidential candidate, before clarifying that she was just kidding. “I’m still alive,” she said. “But you had to think about it, didn’t ya?”

The star-studded season finale included cameos by Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert De Niro and Donald Glover, among others.

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10. Finally, why work when you can procrastibake? We have that story and more in our best weekend reads.

For more suggestions on what to watch, listen to and read, may we suggest our guide to the best shows and movies on streaming services this month, our music critics’ latest playlist or this collection of 17 refreshing books to read this summer.

Have a great week.

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