Sophisticated pager attack, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Instagram restrictions, and more

A brazen attack. Hundreds, if not thousands, of pagers exploding at the same time across Lebanon and Syria. The militant group Hezbollah says its members were the target. Several people were killed and thousands injured according to local media.

Also: Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs appeared in a New York courtroom today, charged with a long list of sexual and violent crimes, including sex trafficking, physical abuse and kidnapping.

Plus: Instagram accounts for teenagers in Canada and a few other countries now have restrictive default settings, for content, contacts and time spent on the social media app. Meta announced the restrictions after facing pressure to protect children’s privacy and mental health.

And more: Titan submersible hearings, calls for better access to breast cancer treatments for men, byelection fallout, and a shocking sexual assault case in France.