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BREAKING NEWS | Five police officers stationed at Polokwane International Airport have been arrested. Limpopo Police Commissioner Lt-General Jan Petrus ... Show more
Justice Department charges over 2 dozen alleged noncitizen voters in California: Federal authorities have charged 28 foreign nationals in California who ...
apnews.com/article/california-election-justice-department-60e3dd468f43e0e8a32e6bf69341f189
Bribes for toxic waste: Public prosecutor's office investigates corruption in the Garzweiler open-cast mine
correctiv.org/umweltverbrechen-in-nrw/2026/10/19/verdacht-auf-korruption-im-tagebau-garzweiler/
Exclusive: Saudi to decide on postponing FII after Wall Street lobbying: Executives are backchanneling safety concerns to PIF head Yasir Al-Rumayyan ahead of ...
semafor.com/article/10/19/2026/saudi-to-decide-on-postponing-fii-after-wall-street-lobbying
Even Republicans Are Waking Up to Trump’s Corruption: The Nation Magazine
thenation.com/article/politics/trump-corruption-midterms/
How Corruption Got This Bad: Over the course of decades, the Supreme Court has legalized behavior that is poisonous to a functioning democracy.
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/constitution-trump-doj-supreme-court-corruption/689042/
The Bulwark Oct 17
ICYMI, Amanda Carpenter on the administration's family corruption: Welcome to the ‘Neporuption’
In Trump’s pardons for public officials, Republicans win most of the mercy: Trump has pardoned scores of US public officials charged with or convicted of crimes ...
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WATCH: Suliman Carrim arrives at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court following his arrest at the OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday night ... Show more
Charges against former Eskom managers in R1.4bn Kusile matter provisionally withdrawn
timeslive.co.za/news/2026-10-17-charges-against-former-eskom-managers-in-r14bn-kusile-matter-provisionally-withdrawn/
Masemola says Idac was ‘executing a bigger plan’ but failed : Police commissioner Fannie Masemola speaks after President Cyril Ramaphosa lifts suspension
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-16-masemola-says-idac-was-executing-a-bigger-plan-but-failed/
Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ asks why we gave Elon Musk so much power: The filmmaker tells Salon his documentary reveals as much about us as the world’s richest man
salon.com/2026/10/16/alex-gibneys-musk-asks-why-we-gave-elon-musk-so-much-power/
Lawyers for the Saxony-Anhalt State Parliament Question Rausch's Neutrality: Tobias Rausch is the new president of the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt ...
n-tv.de/politik/Juristen-des-Landtags-Sachsen-Anhalt-zweifeln-an-Rauschs-Neutralitaet-id31426301.html
Key FactsLawyers question Rausch’s neutrality as state parliament speaker
3 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- The legislative and advisory service does not deem the combination inherently unlawful but sees a risk of conflicting interests.
- As parliament speaker, Rausch must chair sessions impartially; lawyers say official neutrality should remain credible beyond official proceedings.
- Rausch said he would initially retain the secretary-general post until the next party congress considers a successor.
- The Left announced continued criticism and, if necessary, referral to the State Constitutional Court if Rausch misused his position.
Ida Odinga breaks silence on chaos at Raila anniversary event: Ida has slammed politicians for turning her late husband’s memorial into a supremacy battleground.
nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/ida-odinga-breaks-silence-on-chaos-at-raila-anniversary-event-5635840
OpinionRaila's memorial was not for political opportunists: Raila's contribution to Kenya’s democratic journey cannot be erased by the ambitions of those now ...
standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/article/2001560291/railas-memorial-was-not-for-political-opportunists
Kimberly Guilfoyle’s resignation wasn’t really about the blatant corruption she was accused of during her time as an envoy—it was because she broke Donald ... Show more
mb.com.ph Oct 16
Duterte’s camp accuses Marcos administration of political persecution over SALN probe
mb.com.ph/2026/10/16/dutertes-camp-accuses-marcos-administration-of-political-persecution-over-saln-probe
No arrest warrants issued for Jacinta and Xolani Zuma, says NPA: The NPA has denied claims that arrest warrants were issued for March and March leaders Jacinta ...
iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-10-15-no-arrest-warrants-issued-for-jacinta-and-xolani-zuma-says-npa/
Israeli settlers have been filmed beating Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine during a pogrom against Palestinian olive farmers ... Show more
hindi.caravanmagazine.in Oct 16
Speaking to Nikita Saxena (@nikita1712 ) soon after CPI(M) MP John Brittas was detained, Srijan Bhattacharya, the SFI general secretary ... Show more
Searches at the Home of SPD Politician Ahmetovic — Immunity Lifted: An investigation is underway into Adis Ahmetovic, a member of the Bundestag ...
zdfheute.de/politik/deutschland/bundestag-immunitaet-ahmetovic-aufgehoben-100.html
Key FactsAdis Ahmetovic’s Immunity Lifted for Possible Searches
4 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zeit.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zeit.de
- The Bundestag lifted the immunity of Lower Saxony SPD lawmaker and SPD Hannover chair Adis Ahmetovic.
- According to dpa, citing Bundestag administration, the decision is intended to enable searches authorized by courts.
- Why Ahmetovic is being investigated remains unclear; prosecutors cite investigative-strategy reasons for withholding details.
- His lawyer Holger Nitz said Ahmetovic denied wrongdoing and signaled extensive cooperation; requested file access was initially refused.
Ahmetovic wants full transparency.— Holger Nitz, counsel for Adis Ahmetovic, said this, noting that the requested file inspection was initially refused.
Voters in Fox News poll list government corruption as top concern, beating inflation, healthcare
thehill.com/homenews/administration/6151433-fox-news-corruption-concerns-poll-midterms/
OpinionPalestinian elections canceled: Europe's money fuels corruption and war: Several Western states have recognized Palestine as a state and hope for elections ...
nzz.ch/meinung/free-palestine-muss-warten-palaestinenser-autokrat-abbas-verschiebt-erneut-die-wahlen-und-laesst-die-westlichen-palaestina-unterstuetzer-dumm-aussehen-ld.10033954
EWN Oct 16
State, defence at loggerheads over bid to have Transnet corruption case struck off roll
ewn.co.za/2026/10/16/state-defence-at-loggerheads-over-bid-to-have-transnet-corruption-case-struck-off-roll
Venezuela’s Maduro due in court over new US torture charge: Former president and wife previously pleaded not guilty to abusing their power to help drug ...
timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-15-venezuelas-maduro-due-in-court-over-new-us-torture-charge/
BMA official arrested with 22 stamped Lesotho passports: Investigation uncovers scheme to unlawfully extend foreign nationals’ visas
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-15-bma-official-arrested-with-22-stamped-lesotho-passports/
Taylor Schlitz: Raid on Ilhan Omar’s home raises questions about abuse of federal power
startribune.com/mn-rep-ilhan-omar-house-search-immigration-enforcement/601900727
Mbalula to face the music in Parliament over role in Prasa ‘corruption’: A decision by Parliament’s ethics committee to “close the files” on complaints laid by ...
news24.com/southafrica/news/mbalula-to-face-the-music-in-parliament-over-role-in-prasa-corruption-20261014-0410
Key FactsCourt orders ethics committee to review complaints against Mbalula
5 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: news24.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: news24.com
- The court set aside the decision to close complaints against Fikile Mbalula and Dikeledi Magadzi.
- The committee had not handled them because both were no longer MPs, but the court said resignation did not remove its duty.
- The committee must now examine the reports and determine whether ethical rules were breached.
- The registrar deemed the complaint against Mbalula unfounded and recommended finding that Magadzi had breached the rules.
An order setting aside the decisions to close the files, therefore, has a practical effect. It restores the complaints to the committee, which is obliged to consider the registrar’s reports and to make findings.— Judgment by a full bench of the Western Cape High Court, delivered by Judge Hayley Slingers
Public prosecutor's office wants to investigate Kickl for incitement of hatred against the queer community
derstandard.at/story/3000000344279/staatsanwaltschaft-will-gegen-kickl-wegen-verhetzung-der-queeren-community-ermitteln
Man sentenced to life for raping teenager with intellectual disability: The National Prosecuting Authority welcomes the sentence
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-15-man-sentenced-to-life-for-raping-teenager-with-intellectual-disability/
On Wednesday, High Court judge Rose Ougo upheld the former governor’s corruption conviction and 12-year prison sentence, shutting another door in his fight to ... Show more
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‘They took land off people’: Obama faces backlash over Israel remarks: Former US president acknowledges Jewish persecution but says Jews seeking refuge took land ...
ynetnews.com/article/r1eeqxaszx
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico attempted to find common ground with a voter who pressed him on his support for a national ban on gender-affirming ... Show more
CNN & Jubilee Town Hall With James Talarico | CNN
CNN & Jubilee Town Hall With James Talarico | CNN
Trump Has Asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to Resign Over Corruption: Donald Trump’s new press secretary dropped the bombshell during her first briefing.
newrepublic.com/post/216547/donald-trump-asked-kimberly-guilfoyle-resign
Key FactsWhite House asks Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign
6 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abcnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abcnews.com
- Press Secretary Katie Zacharia said Tuesday that the White House had asked Guilfoyle to resign.
- Guilfoyle later wrote that her tenure was ending; the State Department did not say whether she had submitted her resignation.
- Trump donor Eric Deters alleged that Guilfoyle asked him to pay a $100,000 credit-card bill shortly before her Senate confirmation hearing in July 2025.
- Guilfoyle called the allegations false, while her attorney disputed the messages’ authenticity without providing specifics.
We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign.— White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, during her first briefing as White House press secretary
Botswana Gazette Oct 14
Katlholo’s Quiet Moment of Vindication: As Peter Magosi’s departure from the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) appears imminent ...
thegazette.news/news/katlholos-quiet-moment-of-vindication/
Court 'no' to Najib's bid for stay of execution in RM2.3bil 1MDB case: KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has dismissed Datuk Seri Najib Razak's application for a stay ...
thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/14/court-039no039-to-najib039s-bid-for-stay-of-execution-in-rm23bil-1mdb-case
Key FactsMalaysia court rejects Najib’s bid to delay 1MDB sentence
5 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: scmp.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: scmp.com
- A Kuala Lumpur High Court judge found no special circumstances warranting suspension of the punishment.
- The 15-year sentence is set to begin after his current prison term ends in August 2028.
- His defence cited 14 health conditions and 14 daily medications, warning of irreversible deterioration before appeals are decided.
- In September 2026, a conditional royal pardon permitted him to serve his separate SRC sentence at home after paying 50 million ringgit.
Therefore, I find no merit in this application, and it is accordingly dismissed,— Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin, delivering the ruling on Najib Razak's bid to suspend his 15-year 1MDB sentence
Five years after the Pandora Papers, transparency laws lose their teeth - ICIJ: Reforms promised swiftly after ICIJ’s investigation have fallen short in New York ...
icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/five-years-after-the-pandora-papers-transparency-laws-lose-their-teeth/
Shopkeeper in Kelly Clarkson row ‘fears for safety’ as CCTV released: Adam Rubin, the owner of Art of Play, called Clarkson’s X rant a ‘reprehensible abuse of ...
thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/art-of-play-cctv-footage-kelly-clarkson-pkck7k75f
Paid articlePaywallExclusive: The US Justice Department gave California officials 48 hours to review a list of alleged noncitizen voters or face legal action ... Show more
Corruption in the procurement office?: Staff sergeant allegedly pocketed 1.9 million euros
rhein-zeitung.de/rheinland-pfalz/stabsfeldwebel-soll-19-millionen-euro-abkassiert-haben_arid-4162550.html
mb.com.ph Oct 14
The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte has accused National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag of having a “conflict of interest” in the ... Show more
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OpinionSouth Africa's court case against Israel raises questions of corruption and foreign influence
iol.co.za/opinion/2026-10-13-south-africas-court-case-against-israel-raises-questions-of-corruption-and-foreign-influence/
EWN Oct 13
Ex-Knysna Mayor Matika and municipal officials granted R20k bail over extortion and corruption charges
ewn.co.za/2026/10/13/ex-knysna-mayor-matika-and-municipal-officials-granted-r20k-bail-over-extortion-and-corruption-charges
'We shouldn't be afraid to talk about corruption, even if it involves our leaders' - KJ
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Albanian students gather in Tirana for a third day of anti-government protests following violent clashes the day before. Tens of thousands of students stormed ... Show more
Reuters | Breaking International News & Views
Reuters | Breaking International News & Views
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JUST OUT: 🔴How Deloitte in Cyprus Helped Abramovich Firms Rewrite Financial History
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16 October 2017, Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was brutally killed by a car bomb just meters from her home. She was 53 years old ... Show more
On October 25, Serbia votes. Can a student movement unseat the ruling elite?
Serbia is facing a pivotal election on October 25, 2026 ... Show more
Searches at the Home of SPD Politician Ahmetovic — Immunity Lifted: An investigation is underway into Adis Ahmetovic, a member of the Bundestag ...
zdfheute.de/politik/deutschland/bundestag-immunitaet-ahmetovic-aufgehoben-100.html
Key FactsAdis Ahmetovic’s Immunity Lifted for Possible Searches
4 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zeit.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zeit.de
- The Bundestag lifted the immunity of Lower Saxony SPD lawmaker and SPD Hannover chair Adis Ahmetovic.
- According to dpa, citing Bundestag administration, the decision is intended to enable searches authorized by courts.
- Why Ahmetovic is being investigated remains unclear; prosecutors cite investigative-strategy reasons for withholding details.
- His lawyer Holger Nitz said Ahmetovic denied wrongdoing and signaled extensive cooperation; requested file access was initially refused.
Ahmetovic wants full transparency.— Holger Nitz, counsel for Adis Ahmetovic, said this, noting that the requested file inspection was initially refused.
In Albanien kommt es zu heftigen Studentenprotesten. Neben den hochschulpolitischen Themen richtet sich der Unmut der jungen Demonstrierenden auch gegen ... Show more
In the years before Oct. 7, 2023, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was embroiled in a major political crisis. Facing charges of bribery and corruption ... Show more
PIJ Malawi Oct 15
Two soldiers. Six years out of uniform. A disputed path back.
Henderson Kazembe and Solomon Kabichi were discharged after sharing a WhatsApp message alleging ... Show more
PIJ Malawi - Investigative Journalism Platform
PIJ Malawi - Investigative Journalism Platform
‘Oh no’: $285m COVID cover-up exposed by whistleblowers: Two senior bureaucrats attempted to hide government grants being incorrectly paid to more than 9000 ...
theage.com.au/national/victoria/your-bravery-is-critical-whistleblowers-expose-285m-covid-cover-up-20261015-p615n5.html
Embezzled €250,000 during police checks? Police officer faces trouble: A police officer from the Heilbronn Police Headquarters is alleged to have failed to ...
swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/heilbronn/polizist-praesidium-heilbronn-verkehrs-kontrolle-geld-abgezockt-anklage-mosbach-100.html
Corruption in North Rhine-Westphalia prisons: Geldern prison official in custody: Following renewed suspicions of corruption: The Kleve public prosecutor's ...
faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/kriminalitaet/korruption-in-nrw-gefaengnissen-beamtin-der-jva-geldern-in-u-haft-201316977.html
The Times Tech Podcast: Facebook Whistleblower on Mark Zuckerberg, Meta AI and The Social Reckoning
podfollow.com/times-tech-podcast/episode/f9a93fa5cbadc1053bdf3d86190bdb4955253771/view
EWN Oct 12
SAPS classifies suspended top cop Shadrack Sibiya's resignation as dishonourable discharge
ewn.co.za/2026/10/12/saps-classifies-suspended-top-cop-shadrack-sibiyas-resignation-as-dishonourable-discharge
EWN Oct 12
Former Knysna mayor Thando Matika, 2 co-accused expected to apply for bail: Matika, together with the acting municipal manager Boy Ngubo and acting chief ...
ewn.co.za/2026/10/12/former-knysna-mayor-thando-matika-2-co-accused-expected-to-apply-for-bail
they found a recurring pattern of unwelcome physical contact, intrusive personal probing, and conducting late-night viva sessions at his private residence ... Show more
Briggs: The allegations against Morales, ranging from corruption to sexual misconduct, run so deep that IndyStar created a timeline to keep track of them ... Show more
Yes, Diego Morales' $90K SUV is on the ballot in November | Opinion
Yes, Diego Morales' $90K SUV is on the ballot in November | Opinion
The Chief Justice has called for the abolition of the trial jury system.
Speaking at the opening of the October Term of Court ... Show more
Why I defend persecuted Christians in Nigeria — Nicki Minaj: The rapper called for more influential voices to draw attention to violence against Christians in ...
premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/916296-why-i-defend-persecuted-christians-in-nigeria-nicki-minaj.html
OpinionIndia’s Feet of Clay: How Modi’s Supremacy Will Hinder His Country’s Rise: How Modi’s supremacy will hinder his country’s rise.
foreignaffairs.com/india/indias-feet-clay-modi
The Bulwark Oct 11
‘Trump Is the Picasso of Corruption’: The grift is relentless, the conflicts are everywhere, and the public keeps getting stuck with the tab.
thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-the-picasso-of-corruption
SFGATE Oct 08
MAGA candidate in small Calif. town convicted on 9 counts of election fraud.
Read more: MAGA candidate in Calif. town convicted on 9 counts of election fraud
ANN BERNSTEIN | Corruption thrives as Joburg’s decay fuels profiteering: How broken services fuel a cycle of graft and decay
sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-10-10-ann-bernstein-corruption-thrives-as-joburgs-decay-fuels-profiteering/
Senior prosecutor in ‘Cat’ Matlala corruption case resigns from IDAC: Advocate Santhos Manilall, a senior prosecutor in the R228 million South African Police ...
iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-10-10-senior-prosecutor-in-cat-matlala-corruption-case-resigns-from-idac/
Ilhan Omar Faces Trump's Political Persecution Paradox: A federal search of Ilhan Omar's home puts the Democrat in an awkward position: questioning the justice ...
newsweek.com/ilhan-omar-trump-federal-search-political-persecution-12555986
High Court declares DPP's decision to drop Sh2.2bn corruption charges against CS Wycliffe Oparanya unconstitutional and irregular.
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JUST OUT: 🔴 A Secret UAE Passport and $7 Million in Dubai Property
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