International relations
- North Korea–United States relations, North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
- The United States announces that North Korea will destroy the Sohae Satellite Launching Station missile test site. (The Straits Times)
Law and crime
- Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is charged with fraud over the alleged misuse of state funds at their residence. (CNN)
- The United States Supreme Court allows states to collect sales taxes from online retailers that do not have a "physical presence" in that state. (Politico)
- Murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, Malaysia-Mongolia relations
- Malaysian authorities announce the reopening of investigations into the murder of a Mongolian model by two police officers associated with former Prime Minister Najib Razak. Who ordered the killing has never been determined. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Trump administration family separation policy, Protests against Trump administration family separation policy
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement temporarily closes their Portland, Oregon, offices after protesters camping outside the building grow in numbers. (CNN)
- First Lady Melania Trump makes a surprise visit to the US-Mexico border to get a firsthand look at the immigration crisis. (WSTM-TV)
- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives birth to a baby girl at 4:45 p.m. local time (04:45 UTC). Ardern is the first incumbent head of government to give birth since Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 1990. (Newshub) (CNN)
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