
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed that his administration is consulting legal advisers over the possibility of arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits New York for the United Nations General Assembly in September. Netanyahu is the subject of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant over alleged crimes against humanity related to the Gaza conflict. Mamdani, who pledged during his mayoral campaign to enforce the ICC warrant, says the matter is now under legal review. The remarks have sparked renewed debate over international law, diplomatic immunity, and the authority of local governments in the United States.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani considers Netanyahu arrest during un visit | ICC warrant controversy

Amnesty International has, for the first time, accused Hamas of crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks, calling the mass killing of civilians an act of extermination. The rights group also repeats its charge that Israel committed genocide in Gaza.

Amnesty International, for the first time, accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity, 'extermination' during Oct 7 attack

A United Nations report published on Tuesday details how Venezuela’s military and state intelligence agencies under President Nicolas Maduro have used torture and arbitrary arrests to silence dissent in the country which amounts to crimes against humanity.

UN Report: Venezuela's agencies committed grave crimes against humanity to suppress dissent

A German court has sentenced a former intelligence officer to a life in prison for murder, rape and crimes against humanity during Syria’s civil war after a landmark trial.

Ex-officer sentenced to life imprisonment for Syrian war crimes after landmark German trial

Swedish prosecutors said Monday they were investigating an Iraqi government minister for "crimes against humanity", as media reports suggested it related to the shooting dead of hundreds of protesters.

Sweden probes Iraq minister for 'crimes against humanity'

The prosecutor called for a 25-year sentence. He will become the highest level official to be sentenced at the tribunal at Hague

Congo's Bemba to be handed landmark war crimes sentence