North Korea Missile: US Says It Will Use Military Force ‘If We Must’ – US ambassador Nikki Haley said a new resolution will also be tabled against Pyongyang at the United Nations. [bbc]

Trump’s Romance With China’s Xi Has Cooled, ‘Ass-Kicking’ Could Lie Ahead – The idea of a ‘big marriage’ to tackle issues such as North Korea is dead and what might come from their G20 meeting is unknown, but it will be tense. [guardian]

The Person Behind Trump’s CNN-Punching GIF Is Now Apologizing – The Reddit user who claimed credit for creating the animated GIF showing President Donald Trump body slamming CNN’s logo is apologizing for racist and anti-Semitic comments he reportedly made in the past. [time]

Hawks Smell A Rat: Computers With Sensitive Anti-Corruption Data Stolen – Computers and hard drives stolen from the Hawks’ national headquarters in Pretoria contained sensitive information about anti-corruption investigations involving the directorate’s disgraced former head, Berning Ntlemeza. [tlive]

Zambia Edges Towards Dictatorship – On Tuesday, President Edgar Lungu told reporters that he would take ‘unprecedented measures’ to deal with a recent spate of arson attacks. “So if I become a dictator for once bear with me,” he said. That dictatorship is nearer than anyone imagined. [mg]

China Now Requires Cinemas To Show A “Chinese Dream” Video Before Every Movie – Chinese authorities have ordered cinemas to show a three-and-a-half minute video that promotes president Xi Jinping’s political goals before screenings. [qz]

Wimbledon Prize Money Row: Withdrawing ‘Injured’ Players Who Re-Enter In Doubles Scoop Pay Packet Over £40,000 – Wimbledon’s prize money row has intensified after two of the eight players who withdrew injured from singles matches re-entered as participants in the doubles tournament. [tele]

China’s Crazy For Bike-Sharing, And Advertisers Are Tapping Into That – In the past year, bike-sharing companies have transformed China’s cities: Suddenly, bicycles are everywhere, in hues from sky blue to canary yellow to flashy gold. [adage]

Mark Cavendish Appeals For End To ‘Vile And Threatening Comments’ – Mark Cavendish has appealed for an end to “vile and threatening” social media comments to him and to his family after his Tour de France exit. [bbc]

Manny Pacquiao Backs Call For WBO Review Of His Loss To Jeff Horn – Manny Pacquiao asked the WBO to act on a request by Philippine sports officials for a review of his welterweight world title loss to Jeff Horn, saying he didn’t want to see the boxing industry “dying because of unfair decision and officiating.” [lat]

Rory McIlroy To Avoid Social Media After Twitter Spat With Steve Elkington – How does an international sports star with more than 3.5 million Twitter followers avoid posting in haste and then regretting it? [cnn]

Five Of The Most Ridiculous Celebrity Engagement Rings Of All Time – Celebs often receive the finest jewels that money can buy, especially when it comes to their engagement rings. Probably a good idea not to compare yours, but oh well. [here]

‘F*ck White People’ Artwork Not Hate Speech, Court Rules – Artist Dean Hutton is grateful for the “very thoughtful” judgment. [huff]

Kylie Jenner Is Looking Pretty Fierce In Her Latest Ad Campaign – Kylie Jenner might make the odd fashion faux pas now and again, and we won’t forget those, but this latest campaign is on point. [here]

Andrew Garfield Says He’s A Gay Man Who Doesn’t Have Sex With Men – Still, he says he hasn’t ruled out going all the way at some point in the future. [huff]

John Lithgow Wants To Play Donald Trump Next On ‘The Crown’ – The Emmy Award-winning actor on his Trump-inspired character in ‘Beatriz at Dinner’ and ‘The Crown’ after Winston Churchill. [beast]

Tupac Confesses In Prison Letter – I dumped Madonna because she was white. [tmz]

‘Stop #Bullying’ President Donald Trump On Twitter – The former Mean Girls star, who now lives in London full-time, responded to a tweet showing an image of a Breitbart article in which Trump tweeted that he would be “delighted” to help Charlie Gard. [people]

Chrissy Teigen Wants You to Stop Sending Her Pictures of Babies Who Look Like John Legend – Chrissy Teigen has asked her Twitter followers to stop sending her pictures of babies that look like her husband, musician John Legend. [time]

Do They Look The Same? Beautiful celebrity mothers and daughters. [tele]

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