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Iranian attack on Israel expected ‘sooner rather than later’, says Joe Biden (www.theguardian.com)

Joe Biden has said he expects an Iranian attack on Israel “sooner rather than later” and issued a last-ditch message to Tehran: “Don’t.”...

Judge denies Trump’s third attempt this week to delay hush-money trial (www.theguardian.com)

Case on Monday will be first ever criminal trial of an ex-president as Trump’s lawyers fight to put it off and try to remove its judge...

The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’ (www.theguardian.com)

"For all that science has learned about the workings of life, death remains among the most intractable of mysteries…...

‘I saw my sister forced to say she was a spy on Iranian TV. It was the worst day of my life’ (www.theguardian.com)

French teacher Cécile Kohler was on holiday in Iran when she became one of dozens of European nationals used as pawns by the regime. Her sister Noémie explains the ongoing fight for her release...

Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016 | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

‘The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets (www.theguardian.com)

Exclusive: Trump Media saved in 2022 by Russian-American under criminal investigation (www.theguardian.com)

Russia demands extradition of Ukraine security chief and others for ‘terrorism’ (www.theguardian.com)

Russia has demanded that Ukraine extradite a number of people, including the head of the country’s SBU security service, over claims they are connected with “terrorist” acts....

‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime? (www.theguardian.com)

Exclusive: Satellite analysis revealed to the Guardian shows farms devastated and nearly half of the territory’s trees razed. Alongside mounting air and water pollution, experts says Israel’s onslaught on Gaza’s ecosystems has made the area unlivable

‘Tone-deaf’ fossil gas growth in Europe is speeding climate crisis, say activists (www.theguardian.com)

Just 2% of continent’s gas capacity has planned retirement date despite pledges to decarbonise, study shows...

William Shatner: ‘Good science fiction is humanity, moved into a different milieu’ (www.theguardian.com)

World’s largest oil companies ‘way off track’ on emissions goals, report finds (www.theguardian.com)

Despite splashy climate pledges, firms including BP and Saudi Aramco have plans to expand fossil fuel production, says analysis...

Laurent de Brunhoff, author of Babar children’s books, dies at 98 (www.theguardian.com)

Babar author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father’s popular picture-book series about an elephant-king and presided over its rise to a global multimedia franchise, has died at the age of 98....

How rightwing groups used junk science to get an abortion case before the US supreme court (www.theguardian.com)

Anti-abortion researchers ‘exaggerate’ and ‘obfuscate’ in their scientific papers – but by the time they’re published, it’s too late...

World Bank report finds imminent risk of catastrophic famine in Gaza Strip (www.theguardian.com)

[The World] Bank said urgent action was needed to prevent widespread deaths from starvation within the next two months.

FBI returns 22 looted artifacts to Japan after discovery in Massachusetts attic (www.theguardian.com)

Investigation of items that were stolen during the Okinawa battle began after family discovered them in late father’s belongings...

Playing thriving reef sounds on underwater speakers ‘could save damaged corals’ (www.theguardian.com)

Coral larvae more likely to settle on degraded reefs bathed in marine soundscapes, Caribbean study shows...

Ukraine war film 20 Days in Mariupol wins Oscar for best documentary (www.theguardian.com)

Eyewitness documentary shot by war reporter Mstyslav Chernov during the Russian siege of the Ukrainian city takes Academy Award – the country’s first...

Is the feared gang boss ‘Barbecue’ now the most powerful man in Haiti? (www.theguardian.com)

Jimmy Chérizier says he is leading Haiti’s poor against corrupt government forces but experts point to a dark and violent past...

How positive male role models are detoxifying the social media ‘manosphere’ (www.theguardian.com)

Court orders maker of Pegasus spyware to hand over code to WhatsApp (www.theguardian.com)

Israeli company NSO Group is accused in lawsuit by Meta’s messaging app of spying on 1,400 users over a two-week period.

Colorado paramedic sentenced to five years in prison over killing of Elijah McClain (www.theguardian.com)

Peter Cichuniec one of two paramedics convicted of criminally negligent homicide for roles in 23-year-old’s death after police stop...

German town votes against Tesla plans to expand ‘gigafactory’ (www.theguardian.com)

The people of a small German town where Elon Musk has built a Tesla factory have thrown a spanner in the works by rejecting plans to expand the complex....

Polish farmers dump grain in protest as Ukraine dispute deepens (www.theguardian.com)

Poland’s bitter dispute with Ukraine over farm imports has escalated as Polish farmers dumped grain from a freight train as part of nationwide protests and Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Warsaw of “mockery”....