Corruption

US issues sanctions on family members and associates of Venezuela's Maduro

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds a hat as he joins his supporters during a march in Caracas, Venezuela, December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

Key witness in massive Philippine corruption scandal found dead after falling off cliff

Former undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral was accused of running a “kickback system” that benefited politicians and government contractors.

Seized buildings, other assets linked to Marcos dictatorship’s corruption fall into neglect

mamarcos - In this August 2025 Google Maps image, the former Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation property in Naga City, Philippines, is boarded up. The company was ran by a crony of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

French police raid home of Culture Minister Rachida Dati in graft probe

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati looks on as she arrives to take part in the inauguration of the Bonnat-Helleu Museum following 14 years of renovations in Bayonne, southwestern France, on November 26, 2025. Searches were carried out on December 18, 2025 at the home of Rachida Dati, as well as at the town hall of Paris’s 7th arrondissement, which she heads, as part of a corruption investigation, according to a source close to the case cited by AFP. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP)

Albanian parliament erupts over corruption allegations against deputy PM

Members of parliament from the Democratic Party, Albania's biggest opposition party, protest against the government inside the parliament in Tirana, Albania, December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

Inside the $2.58 billion scandal that paralysed the Philippines

Up to 70 per cent of government funds for flood-control projects were lost to corruption.

South Korean police raid offices of the Unification Church

Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja is on trial on charges that she bribed former first lady Kim Keon Hee for business favours.

US to return 1MDB-linked artwork worth $38.7m to Malaysia

Signage for 1Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MDB) is displayed at the site of the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) project in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday, July 17, 2015. As Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak faces an investigation sparked by a Wall Street Journal report that $700 million may have wended its way into his personal bank accounts, the ruling coalition has swiftly closed ranks around him. The probe has sparked a raid on the state investment company 1MDB whose advisory board Najib chairs, and spurred calls to resign from opposition lawmakers. Photographer: Goh Seng Chong/Bloomberg

Philippine Vice-President Duterte faces graft complaint

Filipino activists depicting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Vice-President Sara Duterte at a protest on Human Rights Day in Manila on Dec 10.

Romanian judges, prosecutors denounce systemic judicial abuses, president wants consultations

A partial view of Constitution Square and Bulevardul Unirii in Bucharest, Romania, November 30, 2024. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

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