The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that corruption remains a serious threat in every part of the world, although there are limited signs of progress. Leaders must act to tackle abuses ...

Hungary’s incoming leader plans to establish new watchdog agencies dedicated to preventing graft and recovering stolen public ...

Every other Tuesday, the team behind Civics 101 joins NHPR’s All Things Considered to talk about how our democratic institutions actually work. This week, Civics 101 host Hannah McCarthy spoke with ...

Whether he is launching cryptocurrency schemes or accepting a Qatari jumbo jet or issuing pardons for the relatives of major donors, Donald Trump has drawn frequent accusations of corruption in the ...

In the past several weeks, President Donald Trump, who has never been fastidious about separating public and private business, has been involved in a remarkable number of potential conflicts of ...

Fueled by “Gen Z” protests, Nepal’s newly-elected government has stormed into power with a string of arrests of high-profile ...

The so-called “Gilded Age” in America was noted for the flourishing of corruption. At his inauguration, President Trump declared America was entering a “Golden Age” under his leadership. Judging from ...

Last October, two-thirds of Americans said the erosion of democracy over the next decade was the nation’s most pressing threat. It took just a few days into his second presidency for Donald Trump to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Capitol building, pictured in September 2025. - Daniel Becerril/Reuters The United States has fallen to its worst-ever ...

The Trump administration has so far remained silent on a widening corruption scandal inside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government and inner circle. The White House did not respond to a ...

Estimates show Russian forces have suffered more than one million casualties in the war against Ukraine. At the same time, ...