Coup

Myanmar opium farming booming after coup: UN

BANGKOK: Opium poppy production in Myanmar ramped up dramatically following the 2021 military coup, the… Read More

Eight soldiers charged over foiled coup in Gambia

Gambia charged eight soldiers with treason and conspiracy on Friday for their role in a… Read More

Germany says more arrests expected in coup plot

German authorities expect further arrests and raids in the coming days in connection with a… Read More

Burkina Faso military chief Damiba declared president

Burkina Faso's new military strongman, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been declared president by the country's… Read More

After coups in Mali and Burkina Faso, will Niger be next?

Speculation that Niger may become the next Sahel nation to suffer a coup has surged… Read More

One year after Myanmar coup, sanctions and new charges

WASHINGTON: The United States, Britain and Canada unveiled coordinated sanctions on Myanmar officials Monday as… Read More

Burkina Faso army deposes president in West Africa’s latest coup

OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso's army said on Monday it had ousted President Roch Kabore, suspended the… Read More

Myanmar protesters call for general strike against coup

Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup called a general strike and more street protests on Monday. Read More

Two killed in Myanmar’s Mandalay city in bloodiest day of protests

Tension escalated quickly in Mandalay where police and soldiers were confronting striking shipyard workers and… Read More

UN warns Myanmar against harsh response to protesters

The United Nations special envoy has warned Myanmar’s army of “severe consequences” for any harsh… Read More

Putin shake-up could keep him in power past 2024 as cabinet steps aside

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed constitutional changes on Wednesday that would give him scope to… Read More

US President denounces impeachment inquiry against him as ‘coup’

The United States President Donald Trump has denounced the impeachment inquiry threatening his presidency as… Read More

Sudan arrests top general, officers over foiled coup

Sudan's military said Wednesday it had arrested a top general and several others over a… Read More

Turkey issues warrants for over 240 soldiers over alleged coup links

Turkish police launched raids on Tuesday seeking to arrest more than 240 military personnel suspected… Read More

Ethiopia airs voice of ‘coup leader’ killed in crackdown

Ethiopia has released a recording of the state militia commander it says led a failed… Read More

‘Mastermind’ of Ethiopia attacks shot dead: state TV

"Asaminew Tsige, who has been in hiding since the failed coup attempt over the weekend… Read More

Ethiopia coup mastermind on the run, others arrested

The man accused of trying to seize control of Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region was on… Read More

Documentary explores Scottish workers’ boycott over Chile 1973 coup

LONDON: When Chilean air force jet engines arrived for repair at a Rolls-Royce factory in… Read More

US President Trump facing ‘coup’: Bannon

ROME: US President Donald Trump is facing a “coup”, former White House chief strategist Steve… Read More