Coup

Madagascar president warns of attempted coup after soldiers join protests

Madagascar's president condemned an “attempted illegal seizure of power” after elite troops joined deadly youth-led protests demanding his resignation.

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina, gestures as he appoints military general Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as Prime Minister at the Lavoloha Presidential Palace, following government dissolution amid protests over power and water shortages, in Antananarivo, Madagascar October 6, 2025.
BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT Jair Bolsonaro receives the Friends of Zion Award in Jerusalem

Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after landmark coup plot conviction

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan poses with Hisar medium air defense surface-to-air missile system and Siper high to medium air defense surface-to-air missile system ,during a ceremony at Aselsan Golbasi Campus in Ankara, Turkey, August 27, 2025.

Turkey detains defense firm Assan Group executives in military espionage probe

 Noam MK Avi Maoz in front of Israeli flag (illsutrative).

Far-right MK accuses Shin Bet of planning coup against the government, blames 'Deep State'


Romania arrests 'military-type' group on allegations of Russia-backed coup

Prosecutors said the group had a military-type structure, with one member being a retired major general.

Police walk by supporters of Romanian independent far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu, in Mogosoaia, Romania, December 8, 2024

Fethullah Gulen, blamed by Turkey for failed 2016 coup, dies at 83

Gulen denied involvement in the failed coup, but his movement was designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey.

US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, US.

American Jewish man sentenced to death in Congo for his involvement in a failed coup

American Jew Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun faces the death penalty in the DRC for his role in a failed coup attempt amid espionage claims and limited US intervention.

 American citizen Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, 36, has been sentenced to death for his involvement in a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Three US citizens sentenced to death in Congo over role in failed coup

All three were found guilty of criminal conspiracy, terrorism and other charges, and sentenced to death in a ruling read out on live TV.

Benjamin Zalman Polun, Marcel Malanga and Taylor Thompson, American citizens suspected, along with a group of over fifty other people, to be involved in an attempted coup in Congo, wait for the beginning of their trial in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 7, 2024.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand's youngest prime minister

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand's youngest prime minister, following in her family's political footsteps.

 Pheu Thai Party's leader and prime ministerial candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra gestures on the day of a pivotal parliamentary vote on a new prime minister in Bangkok, August 16, 2024.

Bolivia coup attempt fails after military assault on presidential palace

Heavily armed soldiers and armored vehicles were seen gathering in the capital's central Plaza Murillo, according to videos shared on social media.

 A soldier sits atop an military vehicle as Bolivia's President Luis Arce "denounced the irregular mobilization" of some units of the country's army, in La Paz, Bolivia June 26, 2024.

Former Brazil military chiefs implicate Bolsonaro in coup conspiracy

Their accounts place Bolsonaro at the center of a plot to declare martial law and stop leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva coming to power after he won the election that year.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to celebrate the International Anti-Corruption Day 2021 at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, December 9, 2021.

Ex-Brazil president seen waving Israeli flag as hundreds of thousands gather in support

The rally was held in support of Bolsonaro in light of investigations against him for allegedly plotting a coup after denying election results.

 Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro reacts next to an Israeli flag during a protest where he called his supporters to gather in Paulista Avenue, as police investigate him and his cabinet for allegedly plotting a coup after the 2022 election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 25, 2024.

Voices from the Arab press: The Gaza war may end with a coup

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

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‘Blood could be shed’ over judicial reform, ex-Shin Bet head warns

According to former Shin Bet director Ami Ayalon, the challenge facing Israel is to "channel all of that energy into a resolution."

 (L-R) Benjamin Netanyahu, Isaac Herzog, Yoav Gallant and Herzi Halevi seen in Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's residence in Jerusalem on April 26, 2023

Gabon coup: Unrest in Africa's Sahel is becoming more common - analysis

Gabon's coup is only the latest in countries throughout Africa's Sahel region.

 Gabonese military appear on television as they announce that they have seized power following President Ali Bongo Ondimba's re-election, in this screengrab obtained by Reuters on August 30, 2023.