Corruption

Venezuela is not just authoritarianism, it is organized crime in power

Venezuelans have paid for freedom with their lives. The world now has the moral and strategic obligation to act.

Supporters of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro shout slogans during a campaign rally in Caracas
 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan pauses as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023.

Pakistan court hands Imran Khan, wife 17-year jail terms in another graft case

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is seen at a press conference last week.

Netanyahu denies directing Walla coverage in Case 4000 testimony, disputes Hefetz’s account

An IDF infographic showing the letter from al-Qarara municipality demanding rent payments from displaced Gazans, December 2025.

Hamas demanded displaced Gazans pay rent on beach tents amid torrential downpour, IDF reveals


Netanyahu rejects prosecution’s claims of favor-seeking in condensed day of testimony

Case 4000 is considered the most serious of the three cases because it involves an alleged direct quid-pro-quo between the regulatory authority and favorable media coverage.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, November 10, 2025.

Elbit Systems-associated consultant accused of manipulating NATO contract terms

Eliau Eluasvili, an Italian citizen, is wanted for "active corruption and participation in a criminal organization” allegedly relating to helping Elbit Systems acquire contracts with NATO.

View of the closed Elbit Systems stand after the four main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow have been shut down by organizers during the 55th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 16, 2025.

Decades of mismanagement, corruption pushed Iran toward water collapse - analysis

“What you see in Khuzestan, Isfahan, Sistan-Baluchestan, and many other places is the result of bad governance, chronic mismanagement," said water policy analyst Nik Kowsar.

Iranian women perform a prayer for rainfall at the Saleh Shrine in Tehran on November 14, 2025, as the country suffers from severe water shortages. Authorities in Tehran warned last week of possible rolling cuts to water supplies in the capital amid what officials call the worst drought in decades.

Trainee police officer who passed secrets to drug dealer boyfriend banned from force

Maryam Ilyas resigned ahead of a disciplinary hearing this week but would have otherwise been sacked, the misconduct panel ruled.

Maryam Ilyas

Israel needs to find a way to move on after years of Netanyahu corruption trial - editorial

With the haredi draft and West Bank annexation alone, there are major issues on the table to be faced in the future.

Activists protest outside the home of President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv, calling not to grant a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, November 30, 2025.

Chief of Lahav 433 was 'illegally detained' for seven hours by Internal Affairs, says attorney

"The Justice Ministry’s Police Internal Investigations Department chose to violate the law, to detain and then even unlawfully arrest Binyamin,” claimed Assistant-Chief Meni Binyamin's attorney.

THE ISRAEL POLICE conducts its high-level investigations through Lahav 433, the country’s ‘FBI,’ headquartered in this building in Lod.

Hadar no more: How the Zionist establishment has betrayed the Jewish people - opinion

What took place at the 39th World Zionist Congress was not merely a procedural fiasco, nor a bureaucratic misstep; it was the exposure of a system decaying from within.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025

Ukrainian chief of staff Andriy Yermak resigns after anti-corruption police search home

Yermak confirmed that his apartment was being searched and said he was fully cooperating with the investigators.

Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak looks on, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 22, 2024.

Ukrainian investigators question key peace talk figure in corruption probe

Local media reported that Rustem Umerov was questioned as a witness by anti-corruption investigators, but authorities have not accused him of any wrongdoing.

Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Rustem Umerov speaks during a press conference after the third round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, July 23, 2025

Senior local authority official detained at Ben-Gurion Airport amid Histadrut corruption probe

Per reports, the official, whose identity has not been publicly disclosed, is suspected of election-bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.

Israeli police and border guard officers deploy at Ben Gurion Airport on July 6, 2011 as part of preparations for the arrival of a "Pro-Palestinian Fly-In", organised by European and North American activists to travel en masse to the West Bank.

Netanyahu on witness stand: There were coverage requests, but they were inconsequential

Netanyahu argued that while he focused on creating a more “diverse” media environment, he never refrained from routine conversations with journalists about coverage.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, November 10, 2025.