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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country’s president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges — seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation. CBC | World News
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EU renews demand that Ukraine crack down on corruption in wake of major energy scandal
European Union officials warned Ukraine on Thursday that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country’s ability to attract financial help. But they also offered assurances that aid will continue to flow as Kyiv strains to hold back Russia’s invasion. CBC | World News
Read More »Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in prison in corruption case
A Paris court sentenced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty on a key charge in his trial for alleged illegal campaign financing by the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Justice Department asks judge to toss corruption case against NYC mayor
The U.S. Justice Department asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, with a top official from Washington intervening after federal prosecutors in Manhattan rebuffed his demands to drop the case and some quit in protest. CBC | World News
Read More »3 senior officials quit after order to drop corruption charges against NYC mayor
Three senior Justice Department officials, including Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, quit on Thursday rather than comply with an order to drop corruption charges against New York City’s mayor, according to an internal Justice Department memo seen by Reuters and people familiar with the matter. CBC | World News
Read More »Manhattan’s top prosecutor resigns after order to drop corruption charges against NYC mayor
The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan has resigned after the Justice Department ordered her to drop corruption charges against the mayor of New York City. CBC | World News
Read More »Six tennis stars suspended over corruption and huge 15-year ban issued
The International Tennis Integrity Agency has banned six players from competing, attending or coaching at official tournaments. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Labour MP named in corruption probe speaks to officials over allegations
Tulip Siddiq, the economic secretary to the Treasury, met a representative from the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team on Thursday. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Labour corruption minister probed over ‘making billions from Russia nuclear plant’
Tulip Siddiq is Economic Secretary to the Treasury, and City Minister. Part of her duties as a minister involve stamping out corruption in the financial sector. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Benjamin Netanyahu begins testifying in his corruption trial, calls charges ‘ocean of absurdness’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand on Tuesday in his long-running trial for alleged corruption, setting off what’s expected to be a weekslong spectacle that will draw unwelcome attention to his legal woes as he faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes and the fighting in Gaza continues. CBC | World News
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