North Korea Rebuilds Part Of Launch Site It Promised The US It Would Dismantle – US national security adviser John Bolton warns US may ramp up sanctions if nuclear weapons program is not scrapped. [guardian]

Trump Launches Political War Of Survival – Donald Trump’s entire life story of fighting and surviving, of cheating personal and professional ruin over and over, has delivered him to his greatest battle yet — the one to save his presidency. [cnn]

Donald Trump Is Laying The Groundwork To De-Legitimize The 2020 Election – Even as the 2020 race begins in earnest, President Donald Trump is already suggesting that Democrats cannot beat him fairly — raising the specter that if he loses next November, he will suggest that the election was not legitimate. [cnn]

Cohen Hands Over New Documents To Congress – President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen provided the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee with new documents and may hand over more, the panel’s chairman said after a day-long hearing behind closed doors. [reuters]

Senator Martha McSally: I Was Raped By Air Force Superior Officer – A US senator has told colleagues that she “was preyed upon and raped by a superior officer” while in the Air Force. [bbc]

Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Will Shift To Emphasize Encrypted Ephemeral Messages – Facebook will increasingly shift its focus away from public posts to encrypted, ephemeral communications on its trio of messaging apps, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said today in a significant new blog post. [verge]

Brazil’s Far-Right President Tweeted Out A Pornographic Video To Condemn Carnival – Jair Bolsonaro’s bizarre attempt to shame Carnival fits with his rhetoric against LGBT people and other minority groups. [vox]

R. Kelly Headed Back To Jail After Failing To Pay $161,000 In Child Support – Detroit police are also reportedly probing the singer after a new accuser came forward claiming Kelly had sex with her when she was 13-years-old. [beast]

Huawei Takes US To Court, Claims Ban Unconstitutional – Chinese tech giant’s lawsuit seen largely as a PR ploy, but legal action could provide insight into the US ban. [alja]

The World’s Biggest Gold Corporations Locked In A Giant Hostile Takeover Battle – With A Distinct South African Flavour – The world’s biggest ever, most ding-dong, most hostile of hostile takeover battles is currently taking place in the gold industry. Apart from a South African being one of the key players (the aggressor, obviously), SA is not involved. Or is it? [mav]

Michael Jackson’s Nephew On Leaving Neverland Allegations – Taj Jackson, Michael Jackson’s nephew, has spoken to Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark about Leaving Neverland. [bbc]

Man Shot Dead In His BMW While Waiting At Joburg Intersection – A man was shot multiple times while waiting at an intersection in his BMW X5 in Parktown, Johannesburg, on Monday afternoon. [tlive]

Experts Think This ‘Nude Mona Lisa’ Could Have Been Drawn By Leonardo Da Vinci – Previously attributed to his students, close examination of the charcoal drawing shows a left-handed artist created most of the artwork. [smith]

Kanye West ‘Not Allowed To Retire’, Says Lawsuit – A lawsuit against EMI states that rapper Kanye West is bound to a contract that “has no end in sight”. [sky]

Fake Fainting And Bitchy Goodbyes – The Latest Drama From The Bachelor SA Mansion – In the second episode of The Bachelor SA, Chanieel took a dive during the rose ceremony and in last week’s episode feisty sports coach Thenjiwe Bhengu raised some eyebrows with a dramatic faint. [ch24]

Why Didn’t Anybody Tell Us About These Alcoholic Popsicles Sooner? – You haven’t been living your best summer life if you haven’t discovered the genius combination of low calories, low sugar, alcohol, and frozen popsicles. [here]

Taylor Swift Reveals She Felt ‘Lower Than Ever’ After Kim Kardashian’s Snake Emoji ‘Hate Campaign’ – “I learned that disarming someone’s petty bullying can be as simple as learning to laugh,” Taylor Swift wrote in Elle. [people]

Kim Kardashian Leaves Nothing To The Imagination – As she reveals her braless cleavage and underwear in eye-popping sheer bodysuit in Paris. [dm]

Superyachts And Private Schools: Britain’s Dirty Money Problem – Russian money – some legitimate, some the proceeds of fraud – was channeled through a Lithuanian bank into the UK, according to a major leak of banking documents. The Guardian’s Juliette Garside has been investigating for months and describes how Prince Charles and some of England’s most exclusive schools have benefited. [guardian]

WATCH: Burglars Flee Empty-Handed After Being Smoked Out – Two burglars are smoked out after attempting a burglary in Corby. The two perpetrators smashed down the door of a business on November 20 last year. But a gas machine installed by the Force’s Crime Prevention Team goes off on entry. [n24]

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