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'Chappal Phaad Ke': From welfare to wave, what cost TMC in West Bengal

BJP has ended 15 years of TMC rule in West Bengal, securing a majority by appealing to women voters with welfare promises and highlighting safety concerns. The party also capitalized on anti-incumbency due to corruption scandals and fragmented minority support, marking a significant shift in the state's political landscape.

The Economic Times

Nigeria’s budget is treated like a government secret: how an online public monitoring system could fight corruption

Nigerians have no reliable way of scrutinising the national budget. The citizen’s portal of the Nigerian Budget Office of the Federation is often offline, and when it is online, it is highly technical and difficult for ordinary citizens to understand.

The Conversation

Epstein Heir Found Dead in Oslo Days After Police Launched Corruption Probe Into Norwegian Diplomat Parents

Discover the tragic story of Edward Juul Rød-Larsen, whose death in Oslo coincides with a major corruption probe into his diplomat parents' ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

International Business Times UK

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Indictment Names Senator, Senior Sinaloa Officials and Police in Sinaloa Cartel Corruption Case

According to the indictment, the defendants operated at multiple levels of government and law enforcement in Sinaloa, abusing positions of trust and authority to help facilitate the operations of Los Chapitos.

Latin Times

Trump claims Netanyahu pardon would make Israeli president "national hero"

Trump said Netanyahu had raised his corruption trial when they spoke the previous night.

Axios

Lebanon detains ex-Palestinian envoy at Beirut airport on corruption charges

Lebanese authorities have detained the former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon on corruption charges

The Independent UK

Oops, Donald Trump tried to pardon the unpardonable and reality finally said sit down

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has signaled he will not be rushed into a decision on whether to grant a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite sustained public pressure from President Donald Trump to intervene in the high-profile corruption case.

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Union clean-up hit as ailing corruption fighter quits

The resignation of the administrator hand-picked to stamp out corruption in a construction union shows government efforts are failing, the opposition says.

AAP

U.S. Ambassador Hints at Major Anti-Corruption Push Targeting Mexican Politicians: 'We May Soon See Significant Action'

"Corruption doesn't just slow progress, it distorts it" added Ronald Johnson, adding that it "raises costs, weakens competition, and erodes the trust that markets depend on"

Latin Times

Sheinbaum Warns Against U.S. Overreach in Mexican Corruption Cases

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that any corruption allegations involving Mexican public officials must be backed by clear evidence and handled by Mexican authorities, after a report said the Trump administration is preparing a broader anti-corruption campaign targeting officials suspected of links to organized crime.

Latin Times

Netanyahu Is Now 80 Testimonies Into a Corruption Trial That Has No End Date Because 'He Decides' When He Shows Up

Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial, ongoing since 2020, faces further delays due to security objections and legal complexities, with no end in sight. The trial involves bribery and fraud charges.

International Business Times UK

Met investigates hundreds of officers after using Palantir AI tool

Met says AI software unearthed rule-breaking ranging from work-from-home violations to suspected corruption

The Guardian - UK

From lanterns to the grid: How India is finding ways to see and work after dusk

In the 1950s, Hindi writer Phanishwar Nath Renu wrote a short story called Panchlight – named for the petromax lamp, a corruption of “Petromax light” that had worked its way into the rural vernacular. The story describes a village’s encounter with this object: a source of light but also a…

Newslaundry

South Africa's police chief suspended over corruption allegations

South Africa's top police official, Fannie Masemola, has been suspended by the president after being charged with breaking finance laws

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Euronews

Exclusive: Hungary’s new government to review Orbán's EU defence plan over corruption concerns

Péter Magyar's team is reassessing Hungary's €16 billion SAFE defence plan submitted by the defeated Orbán government, citing corruption risks. The European Commission is open to engaging with the new administration.

The Mary Sue

Arizona senator is pushing to drag Jared Kushner under oath for running US foreign policy like a personal business venture

Jared Kushner could soon be forced to testify under oath about his role in shaping U.S. foreign policy while allegedly using those same connections to line his own pockets. Arizona Rep. Yassamin Ansari took to the House floor to demand accountability, calling Kushner’s actions during the Trump administration “the largest…

Euronews

Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc sentenced to 19 years in prison over $1bn fraud

A former businessman, lawmaker and kingpin in the Democratic Party of Moldova, Plahotniuc fled Moldova in 2019, as he faced a series of corruption charges.

AAP

'Clear case of cronyism': school building boss corrupt

Millions of dollars earmarked for schools were spent on lucrative building contracts for a school infrastructure chief's mates, a corruption watchdog has found.

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The Guardian - UK

Criminal Record season two review – Peter Capaldi is just devastating in this intense crime thriller

Cush Jumbo is excellent in Apple’s unsettling tale of police corruption. But the former Time Lord, whose death-stare is turned up to 11, is this show’s heart

The Independent UK

South Africa police chief Fannie Masemola in court over alleged $21 million unlawful contract

South Africa's top police officer, Fannie Masemola, faces charges in a corruption scandal involving a $21 million contract

The Independent UK

Pope's visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip

Pope Leo XIV is heading to Equatorial Guinea for the final leg of his four-nation African journey

The Independent UK

Google denies involvement in $125 million Chromebook graft case in Indonesia

Former Google executives have denied the company's involvement in a corruption case tied to Indonesia’s Education Ministry

Latin Times

Jerusalem Court Cancels Benjamin Netanyahu Testimony in Corruption Trial Over Security Concerns

A court in Jerusalem has agreed to cancel testimony by Benjamin Netanyahu in his ongoing corruption trial this week, marking the latest delay in a case that has stretched on for years amid regional instability.

Euronews

Pope Leo XIV heads to shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade

Pope Leo XIV headed to a Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade. Earlier, the pontiff celebrated Mass before an estimated 100,000 people.

The Guardian - US

A major US court case could help fix the ills of Citizens United

A Maine lawsuit has suddenly become the most significant anti-corruption battle inside America’s legal system

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