US news | The GuardianFeb 20
Corruption is no longer envelopes of cash – now it is about who is being shielded and who is being sacrificed | Kenneth Mohammed https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/20/corruption-perceptions-index-transparency-international-us-trump-world-bribery-governance-sanctions #GlobalDevelopment #CorruptionIndexAndBarometer #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #JeffreyEpstein #EuropeanUnion #WorldNews #InternationalLaw #Europe #Law #UnitedNations #Governance
Corruption is no longer envelopes of cash – now it is about who Washington is shielding and who it is sacrificing

Trump has attacked judges and weakened global safeguards. Someone needs to stand up to the US and stop the erosion of democracy

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World news | The GuardianFeb 10
UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/10/uk-and-us-sink-to-new-lows-in-global-index-of-corruption #CorruptionIndexAndBarometer #UkNews #UsNews #Business #Europe #WorldNews #Politics
UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption

Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies

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Opinion | The Guardian USDec 12
Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/12/donald-trump-europe-britain-democracy-political-donations #Corruptionindexandbarometer #ElectoralCommission #EuropeanUnion #Partyfunding #DonaldTrump #Thefarright #ReformUK #Lobbying #ElonMusk #Europe #UKnews
Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy

With the US threatening to support ‘patriotic’ parties here, we need better defences, starting with tough new rules about political donations, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The GuardianFeb 8, 2020
More than half of women in Zimbabwe have faced sextortion, finds survey https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/08/more-than-half-of-women-in-zimbabwe-have-faced-sextortion-finds-survey #Guardian #news #Women'srightsandgenderequality #Corruptionindexandbarometer #Globaldevelopment #Sexualharassment #Worldnews #Zimbabwe #Africa
More than half of women in Zimbabwe have faced sextortion, finds survey

Widespread corruption and deteriorating economy have contributed to rise in sexual bribery, say researchers