MOSCOW — Russian voters approved changes to the constitution that will allow President Vladimir Putin to hold power until 2036, but the weeklong plebiscite that concluded Wednesday was tarnished by ...
Vatican police have raided the department in charge of maintenance and restoration at St Peter’s Basilica, seizing documents and computers for an investigation into suspected corruption. Tuesday’s raid was similar ...
A Paris court has sentenced former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon to five years in prison, with three suspended, for having used public funds to pay his wife and children ...
An initial criminal investigation by the economic crimes prosecutor’s office was dropped in August last year, prompting campaign group Anticor to file a civil complaint. On Monday, investigating magistrates agreed ...
Rifaat al-Assad, 82, did not appear in court, having been hospitalised in December after doctors diagnosed internal bleeding. The court also ordered the confiscation of Assad’s vast real estate assets in ...
Diack, 87, said he had not sought to protect the athletes caught up in the scandal, some of whom later competed in the London 2012 Olympics, but to ensure the ...
Germany’s governing parties have issued a report absolving European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of blame in a contracting scandal dating back to her previous job as the country’s ...
Prosecutors allege he solicited €3.45 million ($3.9 million) from athletes suspected of doping to cover up the allegations and allow them to continue competing, including in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Diack, ...
Nothing reveals the limits of a system more clearly than a crisis. Donald Trump’s presidency has demonstrated both the extent of Washington’s international financial power and the sway of kleptocracy ...
All coronavirus is local. The pandemic has triggered a worldwide crisis and consumed global politics. But every COVID-19 case, every layoff, every lockdown is also the story of a local ...
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