Tag: Corruption (Institutional)
Argentina’s Supreme Court Upholds Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s Prison Sentence
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina’s former president and one of the country’s most polarizing political figures, was sentenced to prison on Tuesday and...
Ghana Wanted a Cathedral. It Got an ‘Expensive Hole’ Instead.
The walls surrounding Ghana’s national cathedral are aging plywood. Its spires are yellow construction cranes, which have not moved in years. It frequently...
Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Contentious Purchase of Nuclear Reactors
The Ukrainian Parliament on Tuesday passed a contentious bill allowing the government to purchase two unused, Russian-made nuclear reactors from Bulgaria for at...
Mauricio Funes, Salvadoran President Who Fled to Nicaragua, Dies at 65
In his first years in office, he partly delivered on his promises, providing school supplies and uniforms, building hospitals and reducing the price...
Standoff at Ukrainian Procurement Agency Threatens to Disrupt Weapons Supply
A standoff between Ukraine’s defense minister and the official in charge of procuring weapons threatened to escalate on Monday, stirring dissent in the...
Tulip Siddiq, U.K. Anti-Corruption Minister, Resigns
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain suffered a new blow on Tuesday when his anticorruption minister, Tulip Siddiq, quit her post weeks after...
Trial Starts for Nicolas Sarkozy in Libya Election Case
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy of France on Monday went on trial in Paris over accusations that his 2007 campaign received illegal financing from...
