## President Isaac Herzog reacts to Trump's Benjamin Netanyahu pardon request

Authored by jpost.com

ABU DHABI - President Isaac Herzog was en route back to Israel from Australia on Thursday night when United States President Donald Trump publicly urged him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he should be “ashamed” for not doing so.

He should give it,” Trump said during a White House event.

The comments reached Herzog mid-flight, aboard a commercial airliner carrying him and his delegation home after a four-day visit.

President Herzog ponders PM's pardon request.

On the flight, Herzog gathered his advisers and staff to help formulate a response at 30,000 feet.

US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

Asked by one of the reporters traveling with him for his personal reaction, Herzog replied: “To the best of my recollection, I am the president of Israel. »

### Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months

Authored by carbonbrief.org

Energy storage capacity grew by a record 75 gigawatts (GW), well ahead of the rise in peak demand of 55GW.

This means that growth in energy storage capacity and clean-power output topped the increases in peak and total electricity demand, respectively.

The latest analysis shows China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 21 months, starting in March 2024. »

### Silent Hill: Townfall reveals first-person gameplay in a new trailer

Authored by blog.playstation.com

I am thrilled to finally be able to deliver updates on Silent Hill: Townfall, following our announcement back in 2022.

In today’s State of Play, we revealed a new trailer that gives you a glimpse into the world that awaits.

To explain more, I will hand it over to Jon McKellan, Writer and Director at Screen Burn Interactive on Silent Hill: Townfall. »

### Pride flag raised again at Stonewall National Monument after removal by Trump administration

Authored by abc7ny.com

Pride flag raised again at Stonewall National Monument after removal by Trump administration.

GREENWICH VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Local leaders raised the pride flag once again at the Stonewall National Monument on Thursday after the Trump administration replaced it with an American flag this week.

Stonewall National Monument was designated a national monument by President Barack Obama in June 2016, becoming the first federal monument dedicated to LGBTQ+ rights. »

### New York leaders, advocates re-raise Stonewall pride flag after Trump admin removal

Authored by abcnews.com

After lawmakers left the site, however, LGBTQ+ advocates appeared dissatisfied and rehung the pride flag on the original NPS flagpole, alongside the American flag.

A rainbow pride flag has been removed from the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village because of a directive from the Trump administration.

Stonewall National Monument was designated a national monument by President Barack Obama in June 2016, becoming the first federal monument dedicated to LGBTQ+ rights. »

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