Coup

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.

A Turkish police officer and armored vehicle outside Istanbul Courthouse, March 26, 2019; illustrative.
Police officers stand guard at a polling station inside a school ahead of a general election, in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar, December 27, 2025.

Myanmar to free over 6,000 prisoners in Independence Day amnesty amid general election

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, attends an interview with Reuters in Brasilia, Brazil December 19, 2025.

Former Brazilian president Bolsonaro confirms son's presidential pre-candidacy in official letter

 A woman crosses a street as motorists engage a crossroad in Cotonou following rumors of a possible coup in the country on December 7, 2025. Benin's President Patrice Talon is safe and the army is regaining control, after a group of soldiers said they had ousted him from power.

Benin soldiers announce coup, gov't says plot is under control


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.

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.

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.

 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.

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.

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.

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.

PEOPLE GATHERED on the streets last week in Khartoum amid billowing smoke and reports of a coup in Sudan.

Why was Mossad meeting in Sudan with coup leaders? - analysis

Sources indicate that the Foreign Ministry has taken a bigger role in Israeli-Sudanese relations since the government formed in June.

 A road barricade is set on fire during what the information ministry calls a military coup in Khartoum, Sudan, October 25, 2021

UN envoy to Sudan discusses mediation options with ousted PM after major protests

Perthes said Hamdok was "at his residence where he remains well but under house arrest."

 A road barricade is set on fire during what the information ministry calls a military coup in Khartoum, Sudan, October 25, 2021

Sudanese set for nationwide protests against military coup

With at least 11 protesters killed in clashes with security forces this week, opponents of the junta fear a full-blown crackdown and more bloodshed.

 A road barricade is set on fire during what the information ministry calls a military coup in Khartoum, Sudan, October 25, 2021