Japanese fighter jets fire flares at Russian aircraft for first time in airspace violation – The Guardian

Japanese fighter jets fire flares at Russian aircraft for first time in airspace violation  The GuardianMap Shows Russian Military Plane Violating Japanese Airspace  NewsweekJapan Warns Russia Over Violating Airspace, Fires Flares for First Time  The Wall Street JournalJapan fires flares against Russian military aircraft incursion for the first time  Semafor

Telegram will now provide some user data to authorities – BBC.com

Telegram will now provide some user data to authorities  BBC.comTelegram CEO Durov Says App to Provide More Data to Governments  BloombergAfter CEO’s arrest, Telegram says it will now turn some bad actors’ data over to law enforcement  CNNTelegram Agrees to Share User Data With Authorities for Criminal Investigations  The Hacker NewsTelegram Founder Ignored Warnings About App’s Content  The Wall Street Journal

US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah – The Associated Press

US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah  The Associated PressUS officials work feverishly to stop Israel-Hezbollah confrontation ‘spiraling to a regional war’  CNNAfter failing to prevent escalation, the U.S. is trying to prevent invasion of Lebanon  HaaretzUS to send more troops to Middle East after Israeli targets Hezbollah in major Lebanon strike  USA TODAYUS official: We’re against Israeli ground op in Lebanon, want diplomatic ‘off-ramp’  The Times of Israel

Trump threatens ‘200% tariff’ if John Deere moves production to Mexico – CNBC

Trump threatens ‘200% tariff’ if John Deere moves production to Mexico  CNBCTrump plays the fear card on the economy – and it seems to be working  CNNFormer President Trump Speaks at Farming Roundtable in Smithton, Pennsylvania  C-SPAN Trump Issues Fresh Trade Threats, Targeting Deere  The Wall Street JournalTrump talks agriculture and China in Smithton ahead of rally at IUP  Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, head of GOP governors, pulls endorsement of Mark Robinson – Tennessean

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, head of GOP governors, pulls endorsement of Mark Robinson  TennesseanMelania Trump was paid for a rare appearance at a political event. It’s not clear who cut the unusual six-figure check  CNNOpinion | Another Trump Acolyte Finds Himself in Big Trouble  The New York TimesRobinson threatens CNN with legal action over report: ‘We’re going after them’  The Hill