Karim Khan has held the top government post and is guiding policy amidst pressing national and regional issues.
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 footballer Rand Halawani, 20, has been released by Israeli authorities after six days in detention in Jerusalem. She is under five days of house arrest as the investigation continues. The Palestinian Football Association says she breathes freedom and notes the ongoing pattern of targeting Palestinian athletes.
The International Criminal Court has suspended chief prosecutor Karim Khan after its 21-member Bureau found that disciplinary proceedings should go to the full Assembly of States Parties. The bureau said the suspension follows a UN investigative report, written testimony and advice from judicial experts; Khan denies wrongdoing and has been on leave since May 2025.