Thousands gather at White House for pro-Palestinian protest (www.theguardian.com)
New York City postpones controversial, first-in-the-US congestion pricing plan (www.theguardian.com)
Police investigate theft of more than 200 Pride flags in Massachusetts (www.theguardian.com)
‘Like drinking a music festival’: this is ultrasonic coffee – but does it taste any good? (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry (www.theguardian.com)
France ‘investigating whether Russia behind’ graffiti on Holocaust memorial (www.theguardian.com)
France is investigating whether graffiti painted on the wall of Paris’s Holocaust memorial last week was a destabilisation operation coordinated from Russia, French media have reported....
British passenger dies after severe turbulence on London-Singapore flight (www.theguardian.com)
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits he beat ex-girlfriend Cassie: ‘I take full responsibility’ (www.theguardian.com)
The rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted in a video apology that he punched and kicked his ex-girlfriend in 2016 in the hallway of a hotel after CNN released footage of the attack, saying he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable”....
US completes installation of floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Parents of over 900 Israeli soldiers urge IDF to call off ‘death trap’ Rafah attack (www.theguardian.com)
Letter sent to defence minister and IDF chief says assault on city ‘appears to be nothing short of recklessness’...
Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’: Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggests (www.theguardian.com)
A trove of data examined by experts indicates the operation is highly organised, technically savvy – and ongoing....
Pivot podcast host Scott Galloway: ‘Tech bros conflate luck with talent’ (www.theguardian.com)
The US academic on why the Mr Burns caricature of rich people is wrong, the double-edged sword of godlike technologies, and why young people shouldn’t follow their passion...
Chimps are dying of the common cold. Is great ape tourism to blame? (www.theguardian.com)
Viruses that cause mild sniffles in humans are devastating populations of chimpanzees and gorillas. In some ape communities, it’s a bigger killer than habitat loss or poaching...
Ohio company to sell a ‘flamethrower-wielding robot dog’ called the Thermonator (www.theguardian.com)
Coming soon to a battlefield near you. If it can bypass the export controls, that is.
‘Do not bow’: ex-Black Panther praises pro-Palestinian student protesters from prison (www.theguardian.com)
In a powerful and rousing live address to students at the City University of New York (CUNY) on Friday night, the incarcerated Black political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal praised the pro-Palestinian movement growing at US colleges as being on the right side of history....
Two Turning Point USA members admit to assaulting queer professor (www.theguardian.com)
Kalen D’Almeida and Braden Ellis accosted David Boyles, also co-founder of Drag Story Hour Arizona, last October...
Menthol cigarettes are killing Black Americans. Advocates are suing the government to change that (www.theguardian.com)
UK will not suspend arms exports to Israel, David Cameron says (www.theguardian.com)
Detective wore wig and posed as victim to catch US scammer who stole gold bars (www.theguardian.com)
Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for multibillion-dollar fraud this week (www.theguardian.com)
Former FTX CEO faces up to 100 years in prison should the judge hand out the harshest penalty...
Japan schools move to protect cheerleaders from upskirting at sporting events (www.theguardian.com)
CATL, the little-known Chinese battery maker that has the US worried (www.theguardian.com)
It is the world’s biggest battery maker, it powers electric vehicles for Tesla, Volkswagen and BMW, and its EV technology is miles ahead of US offerings, say experts...
Palestinian town of Jericho names street after US soldier who set himself on fire (www.theguardian.com)
Boeing agrees to pay $51m over export violations in China and other countries (www.theguardian.com)
Company accused of violations including Chinese employees improperly downloading files relating to Pentagon programs...