Axios reports Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu today refused to comply with a Supreme Court ruling. The move is the first such occurrence in Israeli history and sharply escalates the constitutional crisis ahead of October's election.

Trump said Europe is learning that admitting criminals from the Third World effectively turns it into a Third World country, that this shift can happen very quickly, and that his election was timely.

Iraq's cabinet approved preliminary and confidentiality agreements for a feasibility study into a strategic oil export pipeline between Basra Oil Company and a consortium of US firm Capital TI, Chevron and Qatar's UCC Energy. The consortium will prepare technical and financial feasibility reports comparing proposed routes, including Basra–Haditha–Kirkuk–Ceyhan and Basra–Haditha–Baniyas. The cabinet said the agreements do not impose any final financial or contractual obligations on the Iraqi oil ministry and authorized Basra Oil Company to sign a consulting services contract with KBR for the Basra–Haditha pipeline.