6. Secret Service and US military engineers face scrutiny over raising river water level for Vance’s birthday
7. As Netanyahu starves Gaza, there is a whole new battle to be fought in Israel – against complacency Aluf Benn
9. The Guardian view on the collapse of environmental talks: petrostates blocked a global plastics deal, but we must not despair Editorial
25. ‘Carrie had nothing to do but wander around in couture’: how Sex and the City’s characters deserved better
32. First it was family, now it’s a feud. But even in meltdown, Brand Beckham is raking it in Marina Hyde
33. ‘We made it our catwalk’: the photos showing Black British women’s Saturday night fashion through the ages
37. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Hisaishi review – frothing strings and quacking brass as Studio Ghibli’s composer debuts
42. Preparations under way for Donald Trump to meet Vladimir Putin to discuss war in Ukraine – Europe live
52. ‘I made it my mission to befriend the owner … we ended up swapping houses’: a refurbishment 14 years in the making
53. Universal deny that head Lucian Grainge was personally involved in Kendrick Lamar attack on Drake
59. Protesters gather in Washington DC as federal law enforcement officers stop drivers – US politics live
61. ‘Kept fighting despite the odds’: the Russian journalists who risked everything to report the truth
63. ‘The Black experience is more than just London’: Chiedu Oraka, the Hull rapper handpicked to support Coldplay
69. China and Britain shared a mission to fight aggression and fascism. And we can work together today Zheng Zeguang
71. Several Palestinian people reported injured in overnight attack by Israeli settlers in West Bank – Middle East crisis live
79. Closing arguments in Jimmy Lai trial delayed again as activist seeks treatment for heart palpitations
83. ‘By handing over some planning to the kids, I could relax’: readers’ favourite trips with teenagers in Europe
86. Magic mushrooms: how scientists discovered fungi are the secret ingredient for restoring the world’s forests
91. Emma Lovell: teenager who murdered British woman in Queensland home invasion has sentence reduced on appeal
94. ‘I tried to be nice. Sometimes I would explode’: John Fogerty on Creedence, contracts and control
95. Loneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other Alexander Hurst
96. ‘What about our lives?’: emotions run high in frontline Ukrainian city over ceding land to Russia
100. Hundreds hit with food poisoning in Indonesia after eating free meals from president’s flagship program
104. I can’t read anyone’s body language and I feel flirt-illiterate. How do I meet new people? Leading questions
105. Eighty years after Victory in the Pacific Day, Ron – now 101 – remembers a slightly lonely celebration
109. Renting has robbed me of precious cat years. So I’ve turned to pet-sitting to fill the void Rebecca Shaw
110. Sydney restaurant faces human rights complaint after temporarily denying entry to people wearing keffiyehs
121. Premier League’s big show is back, full of thrills but facing new threat to its power Barney Ronay
123. Trump repeats false claims about DC crime and praises order allowing city police to work closer with Ice agents – live updates
134. ‘We thought with The Crown: “Is anyone going to watch this?”’ director Benjamin Caron on risk, realism – and royalty
148. Petrassi: Concertos for Orchestra Nos 7 & 8 album review – dramatic power from rarely heard Italian master
152. Yorùbá Boy Running by Biyi Bándélé audiobook review – from enslaved teenager to celebrated preacher
157. ‘Alarmingly high’ levels of forever chemicals found at airports in England, investigation reveals
168. Maga star Katie Miller’s new podcast reeks of toxic femininity. I listened so you don’t have to Arwa Mahdawi
174. Cheer up, Ice Cube, your War of the Worlds movie may be really bad, but it''s not worthless Saranka Maheswaran
181. The heart triumphs over all things: why ‘anti-capitalist romcom’ Materialists isn’t just a fantasy
191. The enormity of the attacks on Ukraine is impossible to grasp. Let me show you the horror of a single day Oleksandr Mykhed
198. ‘I have to believe I deserve to be here’: ‘Tesco TikToker’ Hannah Lowther on her path to West End stardom
200. You be the judge: should my girlfriend stop leaving so many lamps on and use the big light instead?
201. Truck drivers, doctors and bakers: ordinary Yemenis turn to veteran journalist when justice fails
203. Starvation deaths in Gaza are ‘the latest in the war on children and childhood’ in territory, says UN agency – Middle East crisis live
213. Nicola Sturgeon’s immense political talent is undeniable. The nationalism was the problem Martin Kettle
217. When Odie the cavoodle needed emergency surgery, the veterinary staff showed why they are the unsung heroes of healthcare Ranjana Srivastava
224. Spanish people know deadly heatwaves are now an annual event. So why are our politicians in denial? María Ramírez
225. Father of New Zealand woman held in US by Ice along with six-year-old son voices hope for release
233. Taylor Swift reveals details of The Life of a Showgirl ahead of October release: ‘Infectiously joyful and wild’
263. The Ice alert app founder sparking fury in Trump officials: “Pam Bondi said I better watch out? Please.”
264. ‘I don’t touch my phone. At home, I’d be scrolling’: why young people are flocking to independent cinemas
266. How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israel’s murder of journalists in Gaza Hanno Hauenstein
268. Democrats say Trump is illegally blocking them from visiting Ice detention: ‘The goal is to bully us’
276. Seth Meyers on Trump’s cognitive test: ‘The written version of a boxing referee holding up three fingers’
277. Counterfeit Labubu dolls on sale in UK are a choking hazard to young children, warns standards body
278. ‘I knew my job was to fulfil a man’s fantasy’: Elizabeth McGovern on Downton, early fame and co-starring with Brad Pitt
280. Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’ Emma Brockes
292. DC mayor hardens stance on Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ deployment of national guard – US politics live
294. Drake lawyers allege Universal head Lucian Grainge ‘personally involved’ in Kendrick Lamar diss track
297. Central Station review – Walter Salles’s big-hearted Brazilian road movie boasts stellar performances