1. Pope Francis fuels new speculation on future of pontificate: AP reports Pope Francis added fuel to rumors about the future of his pontificate by announcing he would visit the central Italian city of L’Aquila in August for a feast initiated by Pope Celestine V, one of the few pontiffs who resigned before Pope Benedict XVI stepped down in 2013. Italian and Catholic media have been rife with unsourced speculation that the 85-year-old Francis might be planning to follow in Benedict’s footsteps, given his increased mobility problems that have forced him to use a wheelchair for the last month.
2. Australian Dogecoin creator Jackson Palmer on grifts, Elon Musk, crypto bubbles, and Pauline Hanson: The Australian co-creator of a meme coin, now one of the world's most valuable cryptocurrencies, denounced the technology. Now, he's ready to explore the world of drifting. Crikey
3. Biden is everywhere, speaking on every issue. But to what effect? Dan Balz
4. Portraits of power: Royal portraiture has defined and disseminated authority since time immemorial. In this exclusive essay published ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, historian Andrew Graham-Dixon analyses the fascinating complexities and characteristics found in a selection of iconic portraits, commemorating British queens from the Tudors to the present day. Sotheby's
5. The business of the Tour de France by Alex Duff: Meet the widow who got rich: The iconic race isn’t owned by the French state, but by a single family — who pocket millions every year. The Times
