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Taiz. Popular protests due to deteriorating services and widespread corruption.

Guvernul l-a numit pe Oleksandr Țivinski în funcția de director al Biroului de Securitate Economică

Israel's government approves the dismissal of the attorney general, despite top court's warnings it is illegal move

Președintele Zelenski a semnat o lege care restabilește independența deplină a organismelor anticorupție

Lithuania Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas stepped down following investigations into his business dealings that prompted protests in the Baltic country’s capital calling for his resignation

Președintele Zelenski: I-am reunit pe toți șefii agențiilor de aplicare a legii și anticorupție, inclusiv pe Procurorul General. A fost o întâlnire foarte necesară, o conversație deschisă și utilă, care ajută cu adevărat. Cu toții avem un dușman comun - ocupanții ruși, iar apărarea statului ucrainean necesită o forță suficientă a sistemelor de aplicare a legii și anticorupție și, prin urmare, un adevărat simț al justiției.

Președintele Zelenski a semnat o lege care limitează independența organismelor speciale anticorupție din Ucraina.

Comisarul european pentru extindere: Sunt profund îngrijorat de votul de astăzi din Rada. Eliminarea garanțiilor cheie care protejează independența NABU reprezintă un pas înapoi semnificativ. Organisme independente precum NABU și SAPO sunt esențiale pentru parcursul său către UE. Statul de drept rămâne în centrul negocierilor de aderare la UE.

Israeli Army Radio: Netanyahu's corruption trial session suspended today due to security developments in Syria

Israel PM Netanyahu's top aide Jonathan Urich to face security charges over "Qatargate" affair, according to the Attorney General

Angry protests in front of the governorate building in Taiz demanding the provision of drinking water, an end to corruption, and the restoration of public services.

Taiz Local Media: Angry protests in front of Taiz Governorate headquarters demanding water supplies and accusing officials of corruption.

The Israeli censorship authorities ordered the deletion of an article about an apartment in the UK that was purchased for hundreds of thousands of pounds by the son of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

Trump continues to press for canceling Netanyahu's corruption trial and hints he could suspend military aid to Israel if the trial continues

The judges rejected Netanyahu's request regarding his trial: "There are no matters on the schedule that might justify canceling hearings." Monday's hearing will begin at 11:30 a.m.

Maariv: Netanyahu requests to postpone his court testimony for two weeks due to security issues and regional developments.

Netanyahu to Trump after his call to cancel his trial: Thank you for your great support, and we will continue working together to defeat our enemies and free our kidnapped people.

In a post earlier on Truth Social, U.S. President Trump called for the renewed corruption trial against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be dropped, stating, “Bibi and I just went through HELL together, fighting a very tough and brilliant longtime enemy of Israel, Iran, and Bibi could not have been better, sharper, or stronger in his LOVE for the incredible Holy Land — Bibi Netanyahu was a WARRIOR, like perhaps no other Warrior in the History of Israel, and the result was something that nobody thought was possible, a complete elimination of potentially one of the biggest and most powerful Nuclear Weapons anywhere in the World, and it was going to happen, SOON!”

Tens of thousands take to the streets in Argentina in support of former president Cristina Kirchner as she starts six-year sentence under house arrest for corruption

Turkey's government has arrested more members of the CHP opposition in Istanbul and raided opposition-run municipalities using the pretext of corruption charges as part of a widening crackdown

Bosnian authorities have arrested 17 officers from a police station in the township of Sanski Most in Una-Sana Canton during a raid over alleged corruption and abuse of office. Photo: Una-Sana Canton Prosecutor's Office

Trump: We must root out corruption and hold federal employees accountable.

Today, the UK imposed financial sanctions on Georgian judges Giorgi Chinchaladze and Levan Murusidze under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021. These sanctions include asset freezes, on the basis of their role in serious corruption and the erosion of judicial independence in Georgia.

Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to four years in prison, two of which are suspended, and a five-year ineligibility sentence with immediate provisional execution. The leader of the National Rally of the French National Party (RN) and eight MEPs were found guilty of misappropriation of public funds in the European parliamentary assistants case.

Netanyahu decided to fire the director of Shin Bet Ronen Bar and will bring it to a vote in the cabinet this week. The Shin Bet is currently investigating the alleged contacts between Netanyahu's senior advisers and the Qatari government

Trump family has held deal talks with Binance: WSJ. Trump family held talks to take financial stake in Binance: WSJ

Chinese tech giant Huawei is at the centre of a new corruption case in Europe’s capital. On Thursday, Belgian police raided the homes of its lobbyists

ISIS-K has "benefited from the Taliban’s inability to protect itself against infiltration and corruption among its own ranks, despite raids conducted to arrest disloyal officials" per the UN report

Trump: Musk will help uncover hundreds of billions in US government fraud

Trump's DOJ just killed its elite anti-corruption unit, sources say. The Kleptocracy Initiative - famous for seizing Russian oligarchs' yachts and prosecuting the $4.5B 1MDB fraud - was quietly disbanded last night