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Football megastar Cristiano Ronaldo appears in court near Madrid Monday accused of evading millions of euros in taxes, the latest player to fall foul of Spain's taxman. IMAGES
The heads of HSBC have been grilled infront of a UK Treasury Committee over the bank's recent tax scandal that's rocked the finance world. As Katie Gregory reports the CEO apologised for the bank's failings, as protesters gathered outside to call for jail time for wealthy tax evaders.
The Swiss prosecutor raids HSBC offices in Geneva and opens a criminal investigation, following media leak suggesting aggravated money laundering by the Swiss private bank. Joel Flynn reports.
People gather in Istanbul's Sarachane area after partial results show the main Turkish opposition party claimed victory in the mayoral race in the capital Ankara. The country has been dominated for more than two decades by the AKP of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. IMAGES
Supporters of El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele celebrate after he claimed to have won reelection with more than 85 percent of votes cast. "A record in the entire democratic history of the world," he said on X, formerly Twitter, two hours after polls closed but before official results were announced. IMAGES