Canada’s Couche-Tard makes preliminary takeover bid for Japan’s Seven & i – Reuters

Canada’s Couche-Tard makes preliminary takeover bid for Japan’s Seven & i  ReutersAlimentation Couche-Tard Shares Slide on Bid for 7-Eleven Operator in Japan  MarketWatchOwner of 7-Eleven stores receives buyout offer from Canadian rival  The GuardianThe Canadian company behind Circle K wants to buy 7-Eleven’s Japanese owner in a blockbuster deal  Business InsiderCouche-Tard offers to buy 7-Eleven parent Seven & i  Axios

Ukrainian officials order mandatory evacuation from Pokrovsk for families with children – The Associated Press

Ukrainian officials order mandatory evacuation from Pokrovsk for families with children  The Associated PressRussia closes in on eastern city despite Ukraine’s successes elsewhere  The Washington PostRussia ‘rapidly approaching’ key Ukraine city despite Kursk setback  CNNUkraine official says civilians have ‘week or two’ to evacuate key hub Pokrovsk  Yahoo! VoicesRussian forces capture town of Zalizne in Ukraine’s east, defence ministry says  Reuters