The Cuban government has announced that 2,010 prisoners have been pardoned in a "humanitarian and sovereign gesture" during Holy Week and amid diplomatic tensions with the United States.

US President Donald Trump has called on President Isaac Herzog to immediately grant a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Donald Trump pardoned about 1,500 of his supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol four years ago as he moved swiftly to impose his will on the U.S. government just hours after reclaiming the presidency on Monday, News.az reports citing Reuters.

Joe Biden has pre-emptively pardoned Covid response chief Anthony Fauci and the members of the 6 January riot investigation to prevent what he called "unjustified... politically motivated prosecutions".

US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will review pardons for individuals involved in the 2021 US Capitol riot on his first day back in office next month.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed a decree pardoning 30 individuals convicted of protest-related crimes.