Mamdani has pledged to honor the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Israel's siege of Gaza.

The Eurovision Song Contest – the world’s largest live music competition – faced the prospect of mass withdrawals, after ...

The pardon application, though, is a new gambit. And Trump’s letter is likely one reason for the timing. Netanyahu may ...

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Wednesday that he would not hesitate to visit New York, despite a pledge ...

In attempting to call off his corruption trial, Netanyahu didn’t incriminate himself, but he did something just as damning.

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a preemptive presidential pardon in connection with a slate of corruption charges that have been pending against him since 2019. The formal ...

For nearly three decades, prosecutors and pundits have chased Netanyahu through a maze of leaks, witnesses, and scandals with ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested that President Isaac Herzog pardon him of corruption charges in his ...

What began as Israel’s leader cold-shouldering the mainstream media is becoming a more widespread assault on the country’s ...

In many ways, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request mimics how President Trump has assailed his perceived enemies and attacked legal proceedings against him.

Netanyahu, who has been at war against Israel’s legal system over the charges, said the request would help unify the country at a time of momentous change in the region.