Fiji’s former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama jailed for a year | Corruption News
Judge says Bainimarama abused his power to shut down an investigation into alleged corruption at the University of the South Pacific Frank Bainimarama, who was…
Candidates confront corruption and inequality in Panama’s presidential race | Elections News
Over the last five years, Panama has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic, paralysing nationwide protests, and a drought that has brought transportation through its famed canal…
Israeli police fight with protesters supporting Gaza captives | Gaza
NewsFeedIsraeli police have fought with protesters demanding the release of more than 130 captives held in Gaza. Five people were reportedly arrested and a member…
Luis Rubiales denies ‘irregularities’ in Spanish football corruption probe | Football News
The former Spanish football chief is being questioned as part of a corruption probe during his time in charge. Disgraced former Spanish football federation chief…
Head of Vietnam’s parliament resigns amid corruption crackdown | Corruption News
The top lawmaker in Vietnam has been forced to step down as the country’s anticorruption drive gathers pace. The head of Vietnam’s parliament has resigned…
Supreme Court immunity arguments show Trump is a master of corruption
I have badly underestimated Donald Trump. Thursday was the day that his justices — it turns out that they are indeed his justices on the…
Ukraine detains agriculture minister in $7m corruption case | Corruption News
Ukraine has pledged to bolster its anticorruption efforts as part of its bid for European Union membership. Ukraine’s Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky has been detained…
Malaysia’s ex-PM Mahathir faces anticorruption probe | Corruption News
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief says former leader ‘among those being investigated’. Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is being investigated in connection with a corruption…
Spain prosecutor seeks dismissal of corruption case against Sanchez’s wife | Politics News
The anticorruption group behind the complaint against Begona Gomez over alleged influence peddling and business corruption says it cannot vouch for the veracity of the…
Vietnam jails soft drinks tycoon for eight years in $40m fraud case | Corruption
Tran Qui Thanh was found guilty of scamming investors over loans issued in 2019 and 2020. Vietnam’s top soft drinks tycoon was jailed for eight years…
Spain’s prime minister halts public duties after wife accused of corruption | News
Sanchez says he will make an announcement on his political future next week. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said he will halt his public…
Documents to be unsealed in L.A. city attorney and DWP corruption case
More than 1,000 pages of confidential documents from a federal criminal investigation into the Los Angeles city attorney’s office and the Department of Water and…
N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez, wife to face separate corruption trials
U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein Thursday ordered separate trials for Democratic New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez and wife, Nadine, due to her recent diagnosis of…
Slapped: Speaking Up In Thailand | Al Jazeera
101 East investigates if defamation laws are being used to strangle scrutiny in Thailand amid growing calls for reform. When tens of millions of baht…
Mexico cuts ties with Ecuador after police raid embassy
Ecuador’s police nabbed their former vice president in Mexico’s embassy by force, causing Mexico to cut diplomatic ties. Source link
Ecuadorian police raid Mexican embassy to arrest former vice-president Jorge Glas
In short: Former Ecuadorian vice-president Jorge Glas had been staying in the Mexican embassy since December after being indicted on corruption charges.After Mexico granted his request for…
Senegal’s Faye pledges to tackle rising cost of living, corruption
Senegal’s new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, pledged to tackle corruption and use the West African nation’s resources to improve the living conditions of its citizens,…
Polish officers force their way into ex-minister’s home in corruption probe
Polish special services forced their way into the home of a former justice minister on Tuesday, a prosecution spokesperson said, as part of an investigation…
Senegal’s Faye pledges to tackle rising cost of living, corruption
Senegal’s new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, pledged to tackle corruption and use the West African nation’s resources to improve the living conditions of its citizens,…
Polish officers force their way into ex-minister’s home in corruption probe
Polish special services forced their way into the home of a former justice minister on Tuesday, a prosecution spokesperson said, as part of an investigation…