corruption scandals

Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged a new dawn as president, but the secretary-general of his own party has built a web of corruption that thrives on darkness.

Voting for the ANC in the hope that its leader can clean house is a leap of faith. Those who looted South Africa’s government won’t give up so easily.

Benjamin Netanyahu wants to portray all Israeli Arab politicians as an existential threat. If his opponents are wise, they’ll distinguish among them and pave the way for a winning coalition.

For Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid, joining a Likud-led government could be a more appealing option than the alternative.

Robert Mueller has finished his investigation, but that may be the least of the U.S. president’s worries.

The self-immolation of the Canadian government is rooted in the way it came to power.

Financial institutions and the governments that regulate them aren’t doing nearly enough to prevent money laundering.  

The cover-up of the 1MDB affair was taking the country toward autocracy — until the people won the day.

Corruption and incompetence pushed Malaysians to end decades of one-party rule.

Amid a democratic triumph, the new boss is still literally the old boss.

By going to jail, the former president signaled his respect for the rule of law.

Sex scandals have a long history of taking down politicians — but don't get your hopes up about the current U.S. president.

With a wave of corruption scandals sweeping out Latin American governments, is Mexico's next to fall?

The Russia stories everyone wants aren’t the ones people in Russia can provide.

The Icelandic prime minister’s links to a convicted rapist have once again put the democracy’s accountability to the test.

Faced with mounting scandal, the Israeli prime minister is lashing out at "fake news" and alleging a witch hunt. But can the Trump defense save him?

The opposition comes as close as it ever has to removing Jacob Zuma from office.

The presidency may never have been meant for Park Geun-hye after all.

We now know that the president wasn’t ignorant of his campaign’s contacts with Moscow’s intelligence agents. But, on a scale, how complicit was he?

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump were all smiles at their first meeting, but the latest Russia revelations are rocking the White House.