Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International said the United States had slid to the lowest-ever score on its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index as it warned of worsening corruption in democracies worldwide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/world/politics/corruption-decline-democracies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #democracy #corruption #hungary #viktororban #ukraine #volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump #denmark #europe #eu