American diplomatic sources stated that the new US envoy to Iraq, Mark Savaya, carries an agenda for his work in Baghdad, based on three main points. Foremost among these is the non-renewal of contracts for Chinese oil companies operating in Iraqi oil fields, and their replacement with American companies.

US President Donald Trump made shocking statements announcing that he had directed the US Department of War to prepare for any potential military operation in Nigeria, under the pretext of protecting Christians from armed Islamic groups. The US Secretary of War confirmed in a follow-up statement that America would not stand idly by in the face of what he called Islamic terrorism threatening Christians...

 President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan participated in the C5+1 Summit of leaders of Central Asian countries and the United States, held at the White House in Washington, the official presidential residence of the President of the United States.

In Denmark, as in several other Western countries, the public and political discourse is increasingly shaped by openly Islamophobic currents. Discussions of remigration – the deportation of non-Western residents – have moved from fringe movements to mainstream political debate. At the same time, the discourse on integration has hardened, with Muslims increasingly portrayed as a group that must either fully assimilate or leave.