Ukraine spies ‘offered Russian pilots $2m to deliver warplanes’: The Times reports a plot to persuade Russian fighter pilots to fly their aircraft to Ukrainian-controlled territory and surrender has emerged after a tussle between the two countries’ spies, involving promises of millions of dollars in bribes and an alleged agent masquerading as a pilot’s lover.
+ Slovakia is prepared to send 11 MiG-29s to Ukraine
+ Ukrainian forces are preparing for what is one of the most ambitious and significant military actions of the war: retaking Kherson
The new J.Crew: At its peak, J.Crew might have been the most important menswear retailer in America. Then it went bankrupt and tasked downtown New York designer Brendon Babenzien with bringing it back. In a world that’s gone crazy for streetwear and high fashion, can he make oxford shirts and khaki pants cool again? GQ
‘She’s very charismatic’: Could Giorgia Meloni become Italy’s first far-right leader since Mussolini? Guardian
+ Brothers of Italy leads far-right alliance in pole position for a snap summer election
Young adults tend to stay close to the nest: WSJ reports census data indicate local wage gains go largely to workers from the area. In a research paper released Monday from the Census Bureau in collaboration with Harvard University, the paper found that 80% of young adults at age 26 had moved less than 100 miles from where they grew up, and just 10% moved more than 500 miles away.
Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen won’t defend his title: WSJ reports after a decade-long reign, the 31-year-old from Norway will step aside, leaving Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi to face Ding Liren of China next year.
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