Homes for Putin’s friends, former UK Attorney General advises Klyuev lawyer, Western banks want to privatize Bashneft, and Manafort’s links to Firtash exposed

Investigators name a former UN head in a Macau corruption scheme, Kremlin “volunteers” head to Syria, and the US plans for confrontation in the South China Sea

China’s hackers gain access to the personal email accounts of top US officials, Putin looks to the Arctic for his next land grab, and Ukraine’s former president skips out on court in Kyiv

The Department of Justice seizes California assets tied to a Philippine corruption scandal, a survey in China reveals citizens want even tougher policies on graft, and more US generals sound the alarm on a growing Russian threat

An analyst dissects the contradictions of Putin’s hold on power, China’s corruption crackdown shows its limits, and Ukraine’s President Poroshenko pledges to purge corruption from the Odessa region

Putin plans to expand Russia’s nuclear arsenal, Chinese anti-corruption drive targets teachers, and Russian financial institutions are favoring the Chinese yuan over the American dollar

History is re-written in modern Russia, G-7 leaders warn the Kremlin over violence in Ukraine, and an analyst considers what China could gain from a hack of US government personnel files

China deploys artillery pieces on reclaimed and disputed islands, an opposition figure is poisoned in Russia, and a study positively links corruption to political unrest

China’s most-wanted economic fugitive is held by U.S. authorities, Russia masses troops for possible escalation of Ukraine invasion, and America promises to sail and fly per usual despite Beijing’s recent territorial claims

Beijing and Hong Kong sign a deal allowing fund transfers between the two markets, China’s bond market attracts foreign investors, and Russia deploys equipment supporting nuclear weapons during the Ukrainian conflict