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U.A.E. Firm Quietly Took Stake in the Trump Family’s Crypto Company
ByDavid Yaffe-Bellany and Eric Lipton February 1, 2026

The $500 million agreement raises new concerns about the propriety of the president negotiating foreign policy with his own business partners.

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Braverman, Tzachi (1959- ) | Classified Information and State Secrets | Corruption (Institutional) | Ethics and Official Misconduct | Feldstein, Eliezer | Hamas | internal-open-access-from-nl | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Politics and Government | Rumors and Misinformation

Israeli Police Question Top Netanyahu Aide Over Leaked Document Case
ByIsabel Kershner January 11, 2026January 11, 2026

Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, was detained for questioning on Sunday over accusations that he sought to impede an investigation.

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Corruption (Institutional) | internal-open-access-from-nl | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Politics and Government

Netanyahu Asks Israel’s President to Pardon Him in Corruption Cases
ByIsabel Kershner November 30, 2025November 30, 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the contentious appeal weeks after President Trump had made the same request to the Israeli president.

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Corruption (Institutional) | Deportation | Equatorial Guinea | Foreign Aid | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Transparency International

Senator Criticizes Rubio for Paying $7.5 Million to Equatorial Guinea to Take Deportees
ByEdward Wong November 11, 2025November 12, 2025

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, said the African country has a long history of corruption. The amount paid is far more than recent annual assistance given to it.

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Corruption (Institutional) | Elections | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Iraq | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Legislatures and Parliaments | Minorities | Sadr, Moktada Al- | Shiite Muslims | Sudani, Mohammed Shia al- | Trump, Donald J

Iraqis Are Voting for a New Parliament. Here’s What to Know.
ByErika Solomon and Falih Hassan November 11, 2025

Iraq is caught in the conflict between Washington and Tehran, with the Trump administration insisting that the next government disarm powerful Iran-backed militias.

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Corruption (Institutional) | Elections | internal-open-access-from-nl | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Iraq | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Legislatures and Parliaments | Minorities | Sadr, Moktada Al- | Shiite Muslims | Sudani, Mohammed Shia al- | Trump, Donald J

Iraqis Are Voting for a New Parliament. Here’s What to Know.
ByErika Solomon and Falih Hassan November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

Iraq is caught in a power struggle between Washington and Tehran, with the Trump administration insisting that the next government disarm powerful Iran-backed militias.

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A Family’s Global Efforts to Free the Only Nepali Kidnapped by Hamas
ByPranav Baskar October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

A family’s campaign to free a student abducted from a rural Israeli town two years ago may be imperiled by an uprising in Nepal and stalled attempts at a cease-fire.

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Corruption (Institutional) | Erdogan, Recep Tayyip | Imamoglu, Ekrem | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Istanbul (Turkey) | Political Prisoners | Politics and Government | Turkey

Arrests in Turkey Silence Erdogan’s Rivals, Opposition Says
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur August 16, 2025

Turkey has arrested at least 390 people associated with the political opposition since March.

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Corruption (Institutional) | Erdogan, Recep Tayyip | Imamoglu, Ekrem | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Istanbul (Turkey) | Political Prisoners | Politics and Government | Turkey

Arrests in Turkey Silence Erdogan’s Rivals, Opposition Says
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur August 16, 2025August 16, 2025

Turkey has arrested at least 390 people associated with the political opposition since March.

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Corruption (Institutional) | Huckabee, Mike | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Trump, Donald J

Mike Huckabee Visits Netanyahu’s Trial in Israel
ByAaron Boxerman July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

A highly unusual appearance from Mike Huckabee comes as President Trump has called for the long-running legal case to be canceled.

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