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France’s highest court upholds sentencing of ex-president in corruption case

France’s highest court has upheld an appeal court decision which found former president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling. Sarkozy, 69, faces a...

Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi faces five new corruption charges

Myanmar’s military-installed government has filed five new corruption charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in connection with granting permits to rent and...

Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy says ‘corruption’ case should be dropped

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy wants authorities to drop an investigation into alleged illegal financing of his 2007 campaign by the regime of late...

Supporters call for release of jailed Brazilian ex-president Lula

Thousands of supporters, many chanting Free Lula!, have protested outside the jail where former Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is being held...

Israeli prime minister set to face corruption charges

Israel’s attorney general says he has decided to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a series of corruption charges. Avichai Mandelblit said on Thursday that...

Former Chinese general sentenced to life for corruption

A former top Chinese general has been given a life sentence for taking and distributing bribes and possessing a large amount of property whose...

Pakistani PM steps down amid corruption allegations

Pakistan’s prime minister Nawaz Sharif has stepped down after the supreme court disqualified him from holding office over allegations of corruption and ordered criminal...

French left-wing leader Melenchon probed over assistant jobs

France's leading left-wing politician - a vocal opponent of President Emmanuel Macron - is embroiled in a growing corruption investigation over alleged fictional parliamentary...

Nigeria seizes oil bloc amid Shell and ENI corruption probe

Nigeria is seizing one of Africa's richest oil blocs and could prosecute petroleum giants Shell and Eni over a corruption scandal, court documents show. The...

Police question Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in corruption probe

Israeli police are questioning prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu over corruption allegations, local media has reported after police cars arrived at his residence. The police team...

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