1. Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of working to disrupt Russia's presidential election by shelling Russian territory and trying to pierce the border.

2. Israel will send a delegation to Qatar despite rejecting a counteroffer from Hamas.

3. Iranian sources made it clear that Tehran really doesn’t want to get involved if Hezbollah-Israel fighting intensifies.

4. TikTok advertisers are making plans to leave the video platform if it is banned in the US.

5. The Olympic committees of Australia, Brazil, Canada and Norway want air conditioning for their athletes during the Paris Games.

6. Apple will pay nearly half a billion dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused CEO Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China.