Pro-Kremlin candidates triumph in Moldova and Bulgaria presidential elections

Kremlin tenders for Western PR firms, Xi Jinping rails against CCP “conspiracies” and corruption

Alfa Bank/Trump Organization deny secret emails, Ukraine to investigate officials declaring more than $100,000, China-Australia info-sharing deal signed

KI hosts “The Threat of Kleptocracy: States Bordering the Russian Federation” at Hudson Institute

“Putin’s chef” funds troll network, Swiss 1MDB investigators hampered by Malaysian counterparts, and Afghanistan aid set to increase despite graft

Report highlights U.S. anti-corruption failures in Afghanistan, telecoms firm pays $1.4bn to settle Uzbekistan bribe probes, and Brazil’s ex-president accused in Petrobras scandal