SF names assistant US attorney as first inspector general after spate of corruption scandals

SF names assistant US attorney as first inspector general after spate of corruption scandals

San Francisco named its first Inspector General this week, after voters created the position tasked with citywide accountability in 2024’s general election.  Alexandra “Alex” Shepard, an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, was selected for the role and will start in January, according to the city Controller’s Office.  The position will be…

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China expels top military commanders in latest anticorruption purge | Xi Jinping News

China expels top military commanders in latest anticorruption purge | Xi Jinping News

The announcement comes just days before the Communist Party’s Central Committee meets in Beijing. Two of China’s highest-ranking officers and seven other senior military officials have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on suspicion of serious misconduct linked to corruption, according to the country’s Defence Ministry. He Weidong, China’s second-highest-ranking general,…

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Developing | China expels He Weidong, Miao Hua and 7 other generals from party and military

Developing | China expels He Weidong, Miao Hua and 7 other generals from party and military

China’s second-ranked military general has become the latest in a series of top brass to come under investigation for corruption, China’s Ministry of National Defence announced on Friday. He Weidong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a member of the 24-man Politburo, was expelled from the Communist Party and the army, the ministry…

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Indian Embassy in China warns citizens on Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to ‘exercise due caution’ amid Nepal violence

Indian Embassy in China warns citizens on Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to ‘exercise due caution’ amid Nepal violence

Nepal violence: The Indian Embassy in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, 10 September 2025, in an official social media post on the platform X, issued a cautionary advisory for citizens who are in the Tibet Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China, amid the third day of the violent protests in Nepal. The Indian Embassy recommended that…

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Who’s leading Nepal after Oli resignation, what’s next for Gen Z protests? | Civil Rights News

Who’s leading Nepal after Oli resignation, what’s next for Gen Z protests? | Civil Rights News

Nepal’s military has taken over the streets of the capital, Kathmandu, in a bid to end two days of protests against corruption that rapidly escalated into a full-blown public revolt against the country’s political elite, culminating in Prime Minister KP Oli’s resignation on Tuesday. At least 19 people were killed in clashes with security forces…

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