Wagner mercenaries and Belarus hold military exercises near Poland's border (www.reuters.com)
FTC rewrites rules on Big Tech mergers with aim to ease monopoly-busting (arstechnica.com)
Europe's sweltering summer could send tourists to cooler climes (www.eureporter.co)
Trump loses retrial bid in E Jean Carroll defamation case (www.bbc.co.uk)
Heatwave-linked pollution sees Spanish city urge less car use (www.reuters.com)
Police confirm search warrant in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing (www.cbc.ca)
Afghanistan: Women protest against beauty salon closures (www.bbc.co.uk)
MI6 door ‘always open’ to Russian defectors, says UK spy chief Richard Moore (www.politico.eu)
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US government launches the Cyber Trust Mark, its long-awaited IoT security labeling program (techcrunch.com)
Taiwan presidential candidate plans US stop, drawing China’s ire (www.aljazeera.com)
China decries plans of ‘separatist’ Taiwanese presidential frontrunner William Lai to stop in US during a Paraguay trip.
Facebook, Instagram face Norwegian ban from tracking users for ads (www.politico.eu)
Second Frank financial aid executive charged in JPMorgan fraud case (www.nbcnews.com)
Bishop Expresses ‘Moral Concern’ Over U.S. Provision of Cluster Munitions to Ukraine (www.ncregister.com)
First Amendment org challenges restrictions on TikTok at Texas universities (techcrunch.com)
Putin gives his account of post-mutiny Prigozhin meeting, insists ‘PMC Wagner does not exist’ (www.politico.eu)
Musk’s X Corp. sues data scrapers for “severely taxing” Twitter’s servers (arstechnica.com)
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Biden FCC nominee advances to Senate floor despite Ted Cruz’s protests (arstechnica.com)
Finnish PM: Deputy’s apology for racist slurs is enough (www.politico.eu)
Europe Can’t Supply Ukraine With Weapons Fast Enough, Here’s Why (archive.ph)
Almost 18 months into the war in Ukraine, Europe’s defense contractors — flooded with demand for everything from ammunition to shoulder-launched missiles and combat vehicles — face a dilemma. Do they gamble on expanding production, assuming that the war and tensions with Russia will last indefinitely? Or hold back until...
Antarctic ice levels undergo 'massive decrease', data shows (www.reuters.com)
The Desperate Game of the U.S. and Canada to Intervene in Haiti Today (haitiliberte.com)
Poland moves troops to eastern border amid Wagner fears (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine's counter-offensive slower than expected, but too soon to judge, Pentagon says (www.reuters.com)
Women made to strip in Kenyan cheese factory over sanitary towel in bin | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
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