The last blow to Hong Kong’s faltering democracy

Last week, federal prosecutors launched a bombshell indictment against sitting New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

The new, unsealed indictment against Eric Adams, accusing him of a range of crimes over nearly a decade, is significant for any number of reasons

As well as the colourful details of corruption on a grand scale—the gold bars, the cash stashed in boots and jackets—a particular point stood out during the conviction in July of Bob Menendez, then the senior Democratic senator for New Jersey, on charges including bribery and fraud.