Coup
Detained Myanmar leader met by Red Cross for first contact since ousting of gov't in coup
The Nobel Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021, when Myanmar's military ousted an elected civilian government led by her in a dawn coup.
Pahlavi remains Iran’s main opposition figure, lack of US backing causing failure at regime change
Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about military coup, sources say
Turkey detains 88 in nationwide raids over alleged links to group accused of 2016 coup attempt
Is Iraq really on the verge of a coup? - analysis
Iraq’s overall trajectory is not toward a coup, but toward more weakening of the center – and there is no recipe to strengthen and stabilize the country.
Myanmar executes four democracy activists after decades of no death penalty
Myanmar's military junta said today that it had executed four democracy activists accused of helping to carry out "terror acts" in the country, causing an uproar.
Sri Lankans storm prime minister's office, demanding he quit as well
Sri Lanka president tells parliament speaker he will resign on Wednesday * Protesters storm President's and PM's homes * PM also declared a state of emergency
Will Vladimir Putin be ousted?
Conditions for Russian President Vladimir Putin's removal are piling by the day.
Tunisian president cements power over judiciary
President Kais Saied outraged his opponents and alarmed democratic foreign allies with his announcement last week that he was dissolving the Supreme Judicial Council.
Shtayyeh calls on African Union to oust Israel, charges it with apartheid
Leaders at the African Union summit discussed Israel's observer status at the AU, showing apparent rifts over ties with Israel.
African Union suspends Burkina Faso after military coup
The country had already been suspended from the West African regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States.
UN chief calls on Burkina Faso coup leaders to lay down arms
The broadcast came after two days of confusion and fear in Ouagadougou, the capital, where shooting erupted at army camps on Sunday.
Sudan's political situation is a rollercoaster ride - opinion
last month, a coup in Sudan removed then-prime minister Abdalla Hamdok for military rule that didn't last long.
Fresh violence in Kazakhstan after Russia sends troops to quell uprising
Armored personnel carriers and troops arrived in Almaty on Thursday. Internet in the country is mostly shut down. Eight police and national guard troops killed, 1,000 people injured during protests
