Brazil’s Lula upbeat on EU-Mercosur deal, calls for peace in Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine's farmers fear the worst after grain deal collapses (www.reuters.com)
5 injured in Feltonville drive-by mass shooting while attending vigil: police (www.cbsnews.com)
Police said the vigil was for a homicide victim in the Feltonville area from July 5.
Tour operators in Crimea are begging holidaymakers to stay after a bridge attack left a Russian couple dead (www.businessinsider.com)
Pesticides: Public hearing with pesticide firms on toxicity studies (www.eureporter.co)
Exclusive: CEE countries to ask EU to extend Ukrainian grain import ban -minister (www.reuters.com)
Protection of journalists in the EU: MEPs back rules to stop abusive legal cases (www.eureporter.co)
Brazil's civil servants can start late to watch Women's World Cup (www.bbc.co.uk)
Child dies after being hit by 3-year-old driving golf cart: Authorities (abcnews.go.com)
The child driving the golf cart did not sustain injuries.
Climate Advocates Blast GOP Funding Bill as "A 'How-To' Manual for Destroying the Planet" (www.commondreams.org)
"While Americans take refuge from record-setting extreme heat and suffer from wildfire smoke, the House majority proposes slashing environmental funding to the lowest level in 30 years."
Amazon and Apple fined $218 million by Spain antitrust watchdog | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Spain’s antitrust regulator has imposed fines worth a total of €194.1 million ($218 million) on Amazon and Apple for colluding to restrict competition on the Amazon website in Spain.
Louisiana legislators overturn governor’s veto on gender-affirming care ban for trans minors (www.nbcnews.com)
Louisiana will join 20 other states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for minors.