Corruption
Iraq considers currency overhaul to expose looted funds
"The decision will be made in the coming period, and it is hoped that the procedures will begin during 2027," a source in the Iraqi Prime Ministry.
Regional council head in southern Israel arrested in raid on charges of bribery, fraud
Former Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob charged over failure to declare foreign cash and gold bars
Lebanon weighs extraditing former Palestinian envoy accused of corruption
Ousted Ukraine defense chief Fedorov calls for wartime elections in challenge to Zelensky
While Fedorov did not say in his address that he would compete in any election, a recent poll indicated the ex-minister would comfortably beat Zelensky in a runoff vote.
Bernie Sanders urges Democratic Party to ban AIPAC and super PACs from primaries, pass amendment
Sanders believes that even candidates who support super PAC reforms will continue accepting money from super PACs for use in elections so long as there is benefit to be gained from the arrangement.
Killing of Malta journalist related to gov't corruption investigation, son says in court - report
Matthew Caruana Galizia had contacted the Guardian prior to his mother's murder to begin collaboration on the investigation, but instead began a project to bring her killers to justice.
Mexico arrests ex-governor over alleged destruction of evidence in 2014 student case
The remains of three victims have since been positively identified, but the others have yet to be found.
Former Palestinian envoy Ashraf Dabbour detained in Lebanon over corruption claims
Dabbour was previously arrested and later released in April in connection with an international arrest warrant issued through Interpol, based on financial corruption charges brought by the PA.
Police detain opposition mayor in Turkish Ankara district in dawn raid over corruption claims
The opposition has rejected a wave of accusations since 2024 and says the investigations are politically motivated. The government says the judiciary is independent.
Investigators find Israeli company's expose on Cyprus corruption may have been intentional attack
The secretly shot video, released on social media on January 8, showed a Cypriot official, a former energy minister, and a businessman talking with people posing as investors.
Tax Authority employees arrested by Lahav 433 on suspicion of corruption, accepting bribes
According to the police, the arrested suspects were thought to have granted around NIS 80 million in illegal tax returns in exchange for the bribes.
Spanish PM Sanchez's brother convicted in corruption case, banned from office for nine years
David Sanchez was accused of benefiting from an appointment tailored to him because of his family connection to the prime minister, who, at the time the job was awarded, had just been elected.
Trump intervention prompts FIFA to reverse World Cup red card ban for US striker Folarin Balogun
The unprecedented move has thrust FIFA's disciplinary process into the global spotlight and prompted an angry response from Belgium, which plays the US on Monday for a place in the quarter-finals.