Bloomberg Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who is facing corruption, racketeering and money-laundering charges dating back to the 1990s, appeared in court after failing in repeated attempts to avoid standing trial. Zuma has argued that the case is politically motivated, but the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled in 2017 that a 2009 decision not to pursue the charges was ...

Bloomberg Paul Whelan, a former US marine who was convicted of spying in Moscow last week in a case criticised by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, won’t appeal his 16-year sentence, the Interfax news service reported Tuesday. Whelan declined to appeal because he has no faith in Russian courts and hopes that a deal is in the works to exchange ...

Bloomberg Spain is weighing plans to significantly increase the size of its 100 billion-euro ($113 billion) loan-guarantee fund after the program attracted huge demand from businesses struggling to weather the coronavirus pandemic, according to people familiar with the matter. Officials are considering pledging as much as 50 billion euros in additional guarantees, one person said. Others said the ultimate size ...