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.

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Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands with Myanmar's Resident Representative and Head of Delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Arnaude de Baecque, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar August 3, 2026.
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks to the press as he takes part in a roundtable discussion regarding the situation in Iran at the Dutch parliament in The Hague on July 6, 2026; illustrative.

Pahlavi remains Iran’s main opposition figure, lack of US backing causing failure at regime change

Reza Pahlavi emerged as the most visible candidate to lead a post-regime Iran, but US resistance, donor frustration, and opposition divisions have weakened his campaign.

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Soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) patrol on a vehicle, next to an area destroyed by Myanmar's airstrike in Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union, in Myanmar, April 15, 2024.

Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about military coup, sources say

Adam Castillo, a former head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar who is based in Yangon where he runs a security firm, was stopped at an airport after traveling to the country.

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A Turkish police officer and armored vehicle outside Istanbul Courthouse, March 26, 2019; illustrative.

Turkey detains 88 in nationwide raids over alleged links to group accused of 2016 coup attempt

Turkish authorities detain 88 suspects in nationwide operation targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement, linked to the 2016 coup attempt.

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Myanmar soldiers accused of killing 11 after charred remains found

Video footage purporting to show the burned bodies was circulated on social media and images were published by some media, including the Myanmar Now news portal.

DECEMBER 8, 2021ByREUTERS
Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021.

Freed journalist Danny Fenster celebrates personal Hanukkah miracle

Fenster, the journalist freed from Myanmar on November 15, will be honored in his native Detroit’s Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony on Sunday.

NOVEMBER 29, 2021ByBEN ZION GAD
American journalist Danny Fenster, who was released from prison on Monday after negotiations between former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson and the ruling military junta in Myanmar, embraces his mother Rose after arriving at JFK International airport in New York.

A Russia-backed coup against Ukraine planned for December - Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine was in full control of its borders and was ready for any escalation with Russia.

NOVEMBER 26, 2021ByREUTERS
Russian servicemen representing the Kremlin Regiment march during a military parade rehearsal in Moscow's Red Square.

Sudan military to reinstate PM Hamdok after deal

Under an agreement signed with military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Abdalla Hamdok will lead a civilian government of technocrats for a transitional period.

NOVEMBER 21, 2021ByREUTERS
Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok speaks during joint press conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Khartoum, Sudan September 3, 2019

At least 15 people shot dead in anti-coup protests in Sudan

Security forces fired live rounds and tear gas to prevent gatherings in all three cities, and mobile phone communications were cut, witnesses said.

NOVEMBER 18, 2021ByREUTERS
PEOPLE GATHERED on the streets last week in Khartoum amid billowing smoke and reports of a coup in Sudan.

Sudan's future is entangled in their connection with Israel - opinion

Blinken asked Israel to encourage the Sudanese military to restore the country to stability after the Sudanese coup.

NOVEMBER 16, 2021ByNEVILLE TELLER
PROTESTERS GESTURE and shout slogans as they demonstrate in Khartoum last month against the Sudanese military’s seizure of power and ousting of the civilian government.

Anti-coup demonstrations in Sudan demand return of civilian government

The ousted prime minister, Abdallah Hamdok, has been under house arrest since Oct. 25.

NOVEMBER 15, 2021ByMOHAMMAD AL-KASIM/THE MEDIA LINE
PEOPLE GATHERED on the streets last week in Khartoum amid billowing smoke and reports of a coup in Sudan.

Who is Danny Fenster, Jewish-US journalist jailed in Myanmar?

Fenster's trial has been conducted in military-run courts inside the prison with no access for outside observers.

NOVEMBER 12, 2021ByREUTERS
Managing editor for Frontier Myanmar Danny Fenster is pictured in this handout picture taken in Yangon, Myanmar November 2020.

Myanmar jails Jewish US journalist Danny Fenster for 11 years

He is the first Western journalist to be jailed in recent years in Myanmar following its military coup.

NOVEMBER 12, 2021ByREUTERS
Myanmar flag.

Will the Sudan coup affect future ties with Israel? - opinion

Given the military’s support of the agreement with Israel to begin with, the coup is unlikely to affect change.

NOVEMBER 3, 2021ByELIE PODEH, HAIM KOREN
PEOPLE GATHERED on the streets last week in Khartoum amid billowing smoke and reports of a coup in Sudan.