June 16 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in

the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories

and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Activist investor Barington Capital Group has built a

stake in Victoria's Secret and believes the lingerie

retailer hasn't lived up to its full potential, according to

people familiar with the matter.

- Renault Chief Executive Luca de Meo plans to

step down in mid-July and pursue new challenges outside the

automotive industry, after having led the French carmaker for

five years.

- Southwest Airlines ( LUV ) is adding a new cockpit alert

system to help its pilots avoid dangerous situations, after

carriers navigated a series of close calls at U.S. airports in

recent years.

- Santos Australia's second-largest producer of oil

and natural gas, said on Monday that it has received a takeover

offer from a consortium led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co unit

XRG worth some $18.72 billion.

- A man suspected of shooting two state Democratic

lawmakers was arrested late Sunday after authorities tracked him

into an area with crops and woodlands in rural Minnesota,

authorities said.

- A cyberattack on the Washington Post compromised email

accounts of several journalists and was potentially the work of

a foreign government, company officials told some affected

staffers in recent days, according to people familiar with the

situation.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)