3 dead in Washington state listeria cluster (www.nbcnews.com)
Five people older than 60 have developed severe infection this year from a common but yet-to-be-identified source, health officials said.
Journalist's death prompts Russian outrage over Ukraine's alleged use of cluster bombs (www.reuters.com)
At least four killed at Moscow mall after hot water pipe bursts (www.reuters.com)
"Now I Know Why My Wife Was Fired from Her Government Job" | Nieman Reports (niemanreports.org)
When Forbes tech reporter Emily Baker-White found out last year that ByteDance, the controversial China-based firm that runs the video-sharing platform TikTok, had used the app to track her whereabouts as she covered the company, she knew she was on to a major story. And she was worried — but not necessarily about herself. The...
Ex-Venezuela spy chief pleads not guilty to US drug charges (www.bbc.com)
[Texas Tribune] Tearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describe medical care delayed (www.texastribune.org)
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Heat has killed at least 18 people in Arizona's Maricopa County this year (www.nbcnews.com)
69 more deaths are under investigation. The county is one of the few that has revamped its reporting to ensure heat deaths are accounted for.
Xi Jinping meets Henry Kissinger as US seeks to defrost China ties (www.bbc.co.uk)
Russia to deem Ukraine-bound ships 'potential carriers of military cargo' from Wednesday eve (www.reuters.com)
South Africa says Putin agreed not to attend BRICS summit (www.reuters.com)
Guardsman Jack Teixeira Cites Trump’s Treatment in Seeking Release in Leak Case - Lawyers say former president’s freedom undermines arguments for their client’s detention (web.archive.org)
Farage makes fresh allegations against UK's Coutts over account closures (www.reuters.com)
Wildfires continue in Greece as EU allies send aid (www.reuters.com)
MI6 door ‘always open’ to Russian defectors, says UK spy chief Richard Moore (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine war: Crimea depot blasts force villagers to flee (www.bbc.co.uk)
Henry Kissinger meets China’s defence minister in surprise visit to Beijing (www.theguardian.com)
AI cannot replace spies, UK intelligence chief to say (www.reuters.com)
Tupac Shakur: Police search house over 1996 killing (www.bbc.co.uk)
Caught on camera: Emergency slide falls from United plane, lands in backyard near O'Hare Airport (abc7chicago.com)
US government adds two more spyware makers to deny list (techcrunch.com)
'This is just the beginning': Extreme heat around the world as fires rage in southern Europe (www.cnn.com)
Blisteringly high temperatures are expected to continue across parts of southern Europe this week, as the continent braces for its second extreme heat wave, putting people’s health at risk and setting the stage for wildfires.
Ukraine war: Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, the man behind Kyiv's renewed offensive (www.bbc.co.uk)
How a Saudi firm tapped a gusher of water in drought-stricken Arizona (www.washingtonpost.com)
A megadrought has seared Arizona, stressing its rivers and reservoirs and reducing water to a trickle in the homes of farmworkers near this desert valley....