The Latest Breaking News from Corruption

Mineral-rich Mongolia is steeling itself for democratic change

Anti-corruption protests have drawn a stream of European politicians to the country – and the man tasked with cleaning up its act is confident that he can deliver

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023

Labour will back global anti-corruption court, David Lammy to say

Shadow foreign secretary to accuse Conservatives of treating international law with cavalier disrespect

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023

All the prison's presidents: Peru's special jail for ex-leaders is all full up

In Peru, so many former leaders have been accused of crimes that the country has designated a small prison specifically to house them. It's a symbol of corruption, but also of political dysfunction.

WEKU · Jul 9, 2023

Death of a radio host: the web of corruption, lies and revenge behind the killing of Martinez Zogo

A dossier of bank slips detailing suspect payments of millions of dollars handed to the journalist brought the downfall of a political upstart in Cameroon. But it also led to Zogo’s murder. His colleagues went to investigate why

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023

Congress government corrupt, barrier to Chhattisgarh’s growth: PM

Hitting out at Chhattisgarh’s Congress government for corruption and unfulfilled election promises, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 7 called the party a big ‘panja (hand)‘ that stood like a high wall between the State and its development. 

The Hindu · Jul 7, 2023

How Russian state media is tearing down Prigozhin’s reputation as a ‘man of the people’

The public broadcast of police raids on Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin’s home and office are an obvious attack on the mercenary’s cherished reputation as a straight-talking patriot fighting against corruption – and, experts say, a warning to anyone else who might challenge President Vladimir Putin’s rule.

France 24 · Jul 7, 2023

Energy transition: The dark side of the electric car battery cobalt rush

Electric cars promise a clean energy transition amid the ongoing climate crisis. They rely on cobalt, a highly strategic mineral necessary for electric car batteries. It is found in particular in DR Congo, which has the largest cobalt reserves in the world. It is mined there at a colossal environmental…

France 24 · Jul 7, 2023

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel hits back at PM Narendra Modi, accuses him of speaking lies

RAIPUR: In a counterattack to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scathing critique on corruption, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel responded by stating, "Ever since you arrived, Modi ji, the flow of lies began.”

The Times of India · Jul 7, 2023

Guatemala: Justice system victim of government's authoritarian drift

Back in 2015, Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina was forced to resign before being eventually found guilty of fraud and criminal conspiracy. His downfall seemed proof that impunity for corruption was not inevitable in a country plagued by 40 years of civil war. Perez was the prize catch of the…

France 24 · Jul 7, 2023

Corruption biggest ideology of Congress, Chhattisgarh is its ATM, alleges PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 7 launched a scathing attack on the Congress, alleging that corruption was its biggest ideology

The Hindu · Jul 7, 2023