Karim Khan is the current Afghan Chief Executive/President (as applicable per supplied facts) whose tenure has seen ongoing governance and security challenges; recently in the news for ongoing leadership decisions and policy direction.
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he believes Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu belongs before the International Criminal Court and has told the city's law department to review whether existing New York law allows detaining Netanyahu if he visits for the UN General Assembly. President Donald Trump has posted that Netanyahu will not be arrested in the United States.
The ICC Assembly of States Parties has voted to remove Karim Khan from his role as prosecutor after finding serious misconduct. Khan denies the allegations, and the vote triggers the process to elect a new prosecutor, with US-led pressure to dismantle the ICC contributing to the broader political controversy.
Former UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has become the subject of Russian officials discussing a possible arrest warrant. Reports tie the case to remarks at the Warsaw Security Forum last year calling for Crimea to be made unviable and for a bridge to be smashed, with Moscow employing a broad crackdown on dissent and on foreign figures linked to Ukraine support.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he was informed of an ICC arrest-warrant request and has ordered the immediate evacuation of the Palestinian Bedouin community Khan al-Ahmar. The ICC has not confirmed any new warrants; Israeli security bodies and courts will determine if and when the order takes effect.
Palestinian athletes, including Rand Halawani, are detained by Israeli authorities in Jerusalem after protests; some are released with house arrest as investigations continue. The Palestinian Football Association condemns the detentions as part of a broader pattern targeting Palestinian athletes, while international observers note ongoing rights concerns.
The ICCs oversight bureau has suspended Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan and referred him to disciplinary proceedings after finding he had committed serious misconduct. The bureau has sent the case to the Assembly of States Parties, which will hold a special session to decide whether to remove him; Khan denies wrongdoing and will challenge the decision.
The ICC's executive bureau has found that Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan engaged in a serious misconduct and a serious breach of duty and should be removed. A vote by the Assembly of States Parties on his fate is scheduled for July 24 in New York. Khan denies the allegations.
Niger has initiated the withdrawal from the Rome Statute, becoming the third country to leave the ICC after Burundi and the Philippines. The move follows a 2023 military coup and signals growing regional tensions over international justice mechanisms amid shifting alliances with Russia and mounting security challenges in the Sahel.
The United States has launched a broad campaign to isolate the International Criminal Court, aiming to weaken its authority and deter investigations involving American personnel. Rubio argues the ICC threatens U.S. sovereignty, while allies face pressure to withdraw or face penalties. Several ICC officials have already faced sanctions.
The ICC oversight body is set to vote on Karim Khan’s fate after allegations of misconduct toward a female aide. Khan has denied wrongdoing; the UK Bar Standards Board and US sanctions have added pressure as the Assembly of States Parties prepares for a special session at the UN on July 24.
Prosecutors have presented graphic evidence at a Los Angeles preliminary hearing seeking to show musician David Burke, known as D4vd, lured 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez to his Hollywood Hills home in April 2025, stabbed her and dismembered her body. Burke has pleaded not guilty; Judge Charlaine Olmedo will now decide whether the case will proceed to trial.