In response to The Hague Court issuing arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara said that "the International Criminal Court, which was meant to deal with the most severe atrocities, has today failed in its historic role," in a statement Thursday night."The International Criminal Court's decision is baseless, regrettable, and fundamentally legally flawed. On this day, it must be stated clearly - the International Criminal Court lacks any jurisdiction in this matter," she added."Israel is considering its next legal steps."

US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler will step down in January ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration, he said on Thursday, ending an ambitious tenure that saw him clash with Wall Street and the crypto industry.

The UN nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Thursday again ordering Iran to improve cooperation with the agency and asking the watchdog to issue a "comprehensive" report on Iran by the spring, diplomats said.Western powers that proposed the text aim to pressure Iran into entering negotiations on new restrictions on its nuclear activities, though there are doubts about whether US President-elect Donald Trump will back talks after he takes office in January. Iran also tends to bristle at resolutions against it.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States of ramping up tension and provocations, saying the Korean peninsula has never faced such risks of nuclear war as now, state media KCNA said on Friday.