A river-worker found a cache of water‑damaged hard drives that led to files showing a covert data‑sharing programme between a federal ministry and a São Paulo tech firm. The national data watchdog has opened an urgent probe and senators have demanded answers.
A federal audit published on 21 September says a national digital‑locker contract gave commercial engineers live access to user files and routed millions in payments through opaque firms. The government has frozen data migrations and faces calls for a criminal probe as opposition MPs demand answers.
A former compliance auditor says engineers' reports were altered to win approval for a 14.5bn‑EGP expansion of the Damietta LNG terminal. Parliament has set an emergency hearing after unions and MPs demanded immediate suspensions.
A dramatic rescue on the Vistula during a campaign event has become the centrepiece of a political row in Mazovia, with investigators and opposition politicians demanding answers about links between the lifeboat used and a major municipal contract. The mayor denies any staging; prosecutors have opened a preliminary check and public anger is mounting ahead of the 10 October regional vote.
A grassroots coalition has persuaded 118 municipal councils across Poland to adopt legally binding ‘ecobudgets’ that cap local emissions, nutrient runoff and water use. The move has prompted alarm from ministers and economists who warn of fiscal strain and a likely legal clash with national law.
A dramatic public hearing in the Bundestag accused the Federal Information Office of weaponising accreditation rules and threats of heavy fines to silence a critical TV outlet. Major networks halted pooled coverage after the office barred Berliner Morgenblick TV, and journalists now warn of a chilling precedent for press freedom.
The Supreme Court issued a temporary block on a wide new media‑accreditation order after a presidential communications adviser said she prepared selective television clips that were shown to the president before he signed the rule. Journalists, civil‑society groups and opposition politicians called the decision a watershed for press freedom in the Philippines.
A trove of internal ministry files leaked to The Plausible Post shows ₦184 billion (about $230m) was routed through ghost companies for road maintenance projects across the Niger Delta. Lawmakers and anti‑corruption campaigners say metadata proves photos and signatures were faked; an emergency Senate hearing is set for Wednesday.
A cache of procurement files and transaction records obtained by The Plausible Post suggests Colombia’s central data contractor sold billions of GPS and mobile‑location pings to private buyers, including debt‑collection firms. The disclosures have prompted parliamentary questions, two legal complaints and an urgent probe by the government’s anti‑corruption office.
A morning commuter ferry collided with a partly submerged construction barge beside Slotsholmen at 08:15 on Monday, killing two and injuring 33, including local politicians and journalists. The crash has prompted an immediate government inquiry and the suspension of a major DKK 4.2 billion bridge‑repair contract.
A 2,400‑page leak published overnight alleges government contracts were systematically inflated and millions diverted into shell companies controlled by a single tycoon and senior ministers. Prosecutors opened criminal proceedings as protesters filled Wenceslas Square and the opposition demanded resignations.
A large demonstration drone carrying an oversized ballot box landed on the roof of the Chamber of Deputies in central Santiago on Monday morning, forcing a brief delay to proceedings but causing only amusement and minor disruption. Authorities recovered the box within hours and opened a limited safety review as organisers vowed to press on with their campaign for electoral reform.