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Suspicions against former EU top official
Former EU foreign policy chief suspected of corruption

Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has been charged with corruption, AFP reports. Two other people are also suspected in the case, one of whom is top Italian diplomat Stefano Sannini.

Mogherini is the rector of the EU university College of Europe in Bruges and the suspicions are that procurement for educational programs for young people was rigged in the school's favor, according to the newspaper Le Soir.

"The charges relate to procurement fraud and corruption, conflict of interest and breach of confidentiality," the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) wrote in a press release.

Mogherini was arrested on Tuesday by Belgian police, but all three suspects have now been released because they are not considered to pose a flight risk.

Corruption charges against Netanyahu
Sources: Netanyahu has asked Trump for more support

In a phone call on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed for continued support from US President Donald Trump regarding the legal process he is facing at home, according to Axios's government sources.

Trump is said to have said that he believes the prime minister will be pardoned, but made no promises of further action.

- Netanyahu wants Trump to do more, but the president has done everything he can, a source told the news site.

Trump has repeatedly intervened to stop the legal processes, most recently in November he urged President Isaac Herzog to pardon Netanyahu. In a letter to the president, he claimed that the legal system is being used as a political weapon against Netanyahu.

Bulgarian president demands government resignation

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev is demanding the country's government resign after this week's widespread protests, Reuters reports.

- New elections are the only way forward.

The protesters have criticized, among other things, the government's budget, which would entail increased taxes. The budget was withdrawn on Tuesday, but government representatives say there are no plans to resign.

Political situation in Pakistan
Sister: Imran Khan is being subjected to psychological torture

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan is being subjected to psychological torture in prison. This is stated by his sister Uzma Khan after a visit, writes The Independent.

She says, among other things, that Imran Khan is being held in solitary confinement and is not allowed to see his wife.

- When I met him, he was very angry.

Imran Khan was arrested in 2023 and has been sentenced to many years in prison for corruption, among other things. His supporters claim that the charges are politically motivated.