The White House South Lawn, usually reserved for state functions, hosted its first professional sporting event: a UFC fight night celebrating Donald Trump's birthday and the US's 250th anniversary. The event featured military flyovers, patriotic displays, and concluded with a major upset in the lightweight championship bout.
Iran's judiciary announced a pardon for 139 individuals sentenced to death, a move described as stemming from Islamic compassion and religious/humanitarian principles. Those involved in recent security crimes or with prior security offenses were excluded from the pardon, which also included individuals engaged in reformist activities like Quran memorization during their imprisonment.
Donald Trump granted a full pardon to former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer, who had been convicted of insider trading and served nearly two years in prison. Buyer called the prosecution politically motivated and said the pardon corrected an injustice.
Cambodia's acting head of state, Hun Sen, has pardoned opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was sentenced to 27 years for treason. Sokha, arrested in 2017, has denied the charges.
Former Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha, sentenced to 27 years for treason, has been pardoned. The decision, announced by ex-PM Hun Sen, is seen by rights groups as a partial reversal of injustice, though Sokha remains banned from politics and leaving the country.
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has pardoned 15 Senegalese football fans jailed for hooliganism after the chaotic AFCON final in January. The fans returned to Senegal and were welcomed by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who thanked the Moroccan king for the clemency.
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has pardoned 15 Senegalese football fans imprisoned for riots during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat. The fans returned to Senegal Sunday, a move seen as strengthening bilateral ties ahead of Eid al-Adha.
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has pardoned 18 Senegalese football supporters jailed for violence at the 2025 AFCON final in Rabat, citing "humanitarian reasons" and "fraternal ties" between the nations on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has pardoned 15 Senegalese football supporters jailed for violence at the 2025 AFCON final in Rabat. The pardon, granted on "humanitarian grounds" and for "fraternal ties" between the nations, coincides with the Eid al-Adha holiday.
President Trump's pardons of 15 former elected officials and co-conspirators convicted of corruption, along with dismantling the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section, undermine the fight against public corruption, according to legal experts.
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has withdrawn his appeal for house arrest, ending a legal dispute over whether an addendum order from the Pardons Board allowed him to serve his reduced sentence at home. His lawyers filed a notice of discontinuance on April 2, giving no reason for the withdrawal. Najib, 72, is serving a six-year jail term in Kajang Prison after his original 12-year sentence for misappropriating 42 million ringgit from SRC International was halved by the Pardons Board in 2024.
In the final hours of President Biden's term, an anonymous prediction market trader placed lucrative bets on who would be pardoned even as the odds were nearly zero.
