Thursday headlines: Megafraught

Israel's military is investigating whether Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed during a military operation. / CNN

Mohamad Elmasry: The US warning to Israel to “let aid in Gaza”' is merely a distraction. / Al Jazeera

European leaders are calling for new laws to ramp up deportations. / Politico

See also: For Germany, it's a remarkable switch “given that it welcomed more than a million mostly Syrian refugees.” / Semafor

The FBI says investment scams are surging this year because criminals are using AI tools to seduce their victims. / The San Francisco Standard

Kyle Chayka falls back in love with iPhone photography through an app that skirts Apple's AI optimization. / The New Yorker

Forgive us, but: a round-up of apps people look at on their phone while they're sitting on the toilet. / Defector

At this year's Paris Auto show, “glitz is out” and the focus is on lower-cost offerings. / Clean Technica

What is it like to work on a megayacht? “You're a fly on the wall, but it's very one-sided.” / The Cut

Unrelated: Axiom Space, NASA's commercial partner, reveals its new spacesuits developed with Prada. / Gizmodo

China ends its international adoption program, sending shockwaves through the adoption community. / Goats and Soda

Three years later, there's still no satisfying answer as to the whereabouts of disappeared Chinese tennis pro Peng Shuai. / Sports Illustrated

Some examples of Korean painters pushing feminist art forward. Also, 10 contemporary artists who are innovating landscape painting. / Artsy

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