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Pedro Sánchez tells Congress: 'I never knew of, nor would I have tolerated, any of these practices'

Junts, the Catalan pro-independence party whose seven MPs were instrumental in securing his return to power in 2023, called on the prime minister to resign and allow another Socialist leader to take over the government.

Euronews

Suspecting corruption, watchdog launched a Phillip pool rezoning probe

Investigation in 'early stages', Integrity Commission says.

The Canberra Times

Europe Today: Sánchez under pressure as Europe backs Ukraine

Europe's five leading military powers meet in Berlin to discuss support for Ukraine and tougher sanctions on Russia, while US-Iran negotiations continue in Switzerland. Meanwhile, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez faces pressure over a widening corruption scandal.

Euronews

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'Sows the seeds of corruption': business groups blast Albanese govt's procurement changes

Business groups, opposition rail against 'extraordinary measure'.

The Canberra Times

How Greedy Medics Used the Homeless, the Dead and Anxious Teen Athletes to Fuel Sickening Health Care Fraud

Federal authorities have charged 455 individuals in a nationwide crackdown on healthcare fraud, exposing schemes that siphoned billions from taxpayer-funded programmes. The operation highlights the scale of corruption in the healthcare system.

International Business Times UK

Ministry sidelines DLA chief on nationwide exam-rigging case

The Interior Ministry has abruptly transferred Department of Local Administration (DLA) Director-General Teeruth Supawiboonpol amid a sweeping corruption scandal tied to local recruitment examinations valued at more than 4.5 billion baht.

Bangkok Post

Libs refer Phillip pool planning rule change to corruption watchdog

Integrity Commission will consider Liberals' corruption referral.

The Canberra Times

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Not Suicide? Ecuador Activist 'Followed and Observed' Before Death After Investigating President's Family Business

New forensic evidence suggests that anti-corruption activist Monika Silva Koniuszek's death was not a suicide, prompting calls for a murder investigation amid claims of threats and surveillance

International Business Times UK

CPJ: press freedom must endure the American World Cup

FIFA's biggest tournament is here but ICE crackdowns, AI surveillance and restricted access threaten what that holds the Beautiful Game accountable.

Fortune

Did Kenya’s Gen Z protests achieve anything? An economist weighs up what’s changed and what’s stayed the same

Kenya’s Gen Z-led protests of 2024 drew global headlines. For weeks, young people mobilised against proposed tax increases, the rising cost of living, unemployment, corruption and what they saw as an unresponsive political class. But what began as opposition to the 2024 Finance Bill quickly evolved into a broader challenge…

The Conversation

Why Hanuman Changed His Form Three Times

Most people recite the Hanuman Chalisa regularly. They know the words. They know the rhythm. But very few stop to ask a fascinating question: Why did Hanuman Ji take three completely different forms? In just four lines of the Hanuman Chalisa, Goswami Tulsidas reveals one of the most powerful life…

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Pedro Sánchez's Wife Barred From Leaving Spain as Corruption Case Heads to Trial

A Spanish court has ordered Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife, Begoña Gómez, to surrender her passport and barred her from leaving the country.

International Business Times

Spanish PM’s former right-hand man jailed for 24 years for corruption

José Luis Ábalos found to have taken bribes on Covid-era public contracts in damaging blow to Pedro Sánchez

The Guardian - UK

Best proverb of the day: 'Heaven has a road, but no one travels it; Hell has...' Life lessons from Chinese proverb on human nature, free will, suffering, corruption, enlightenment, righteousness, unchecked emotions, greed and ignorance

Best proverb of the day highlights a Chinese saying that explains how people often avoid the path of honesty while choosing actions that create suffering. The proverb talks about human nature, free will, greed, ignorance, corruption, righteousness and enlightenment. Its message remains useful because it reminds people that daily choices…

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The Independent UK

Spain’s former transport minister jailed for 24 years in corruption case

This trial is one of several graft cases involving the entourage of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

France 24

Anatomy of a fall: Keir Starmer, from election landslide to precipitous descent

Dutiful rather than dynamic, Keir Starmer was elected to be a safe pair of hands after years of chaos under Britain’s Conservatives. His term ended less than two years later amid corruption allegations, policy U-turns, and after links were revealed between his choice for US ambassador and Jeffrey Epstein, a…

Euronews

Spain's Supreme Court jails former socialist minister for 24 years in COVID corruption case

A major blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced former socialist minister and close Sánchez ally José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison in a corruption case linked to COVID-19 mask contracts.

AAP

NSW:'Loyalty, perhaps favouritism': probe into uni nepotism

A state's corruption watchdog is examining nepotism allegations at a university, including that jobs were handed to mates despite glaring conflicts of interest.

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'Loyalty, perhaps favouritism': probe into uni nepotism

A state's corruption watchdog is examining nepotism allegations at a university, including that jobs were handed to mates despite glaring conflicts of interest.

The Conversation

Can Africa survive the global aid squeeze? Yes, but it will take financial discipline

Africa faces declining aid, rising debt, climate pressure and a weakening global order. Official development assistance, the technical term for foreign aid, fell by 23.1% in 2025, the largest annual contraction on record. It’s projected to decline by a further 5.8% in 2026, before accounting for strain from the current…

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Mayor accused of staging her kidnapping to cover up $2M embezzlement. Ironically, her party calls ‘combating corruption’ one of its primary pillars

Nápoles claims that the accusations are politically motivated.

Euronews

Wife of Spanish PM Pedro Pedro Sánchez has passport revoked as court orders corruption trial

The case is one of several corruption affairs that have embroiled the Socialist leader’s family and former allies, threatening to topple his minority coalition government.

The Guardian - UK

Spanish PM’s wife to stand trial on corruption charges and banned from leaving country

Begoña Gómez has also been banned from leaving the country as her husband, Pedro Sánchez, says the case is politically motivated

The Economic Times

Bengal broke free of its shackles, return of state's glory has begun: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared West Bengal has "broken free from its shackles" and is on a new development path, citing visible change and a "new freshness" post-elections. He highlighted accelerated border fencing and action against corruption. Modi also paid tribute to Syama Prasad Mookerjee's role during Partition and stressed…

The Times of India

Spanish PM's wife ordered to stand corruption trial; barred from leaving country

A Spanish court has ordered Begona Gomez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, to stand trial by jury on corruption-related charges and barred her from leaving Spain.

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