Coup

Myanmar arrests 21 over alleged donations to opposition-linked fundraising platform

After Myanmar's military coup in 2021, the junta designated the National Unity Government and its allies as "terrorist organisations".

Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup, presides at an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021; illustrative.
 Labor protests and strikes have intensified in recent weeks. The photo shows workers at the Iran Berk factory in Rasht gathering and striking over 19 months of unpaid wages.

Islamic Republic has no option but to wage war to survive, Iranian student says - interview

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.

Detained Myanmar leader met by Red Cross for first contact since ousting of gov't in coup

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


Turkey to reinforce military presence in northern Cyprus - Erdogan

Turkish Preisdent Tayyip Erdogan plans to step up military presence in northern Cyprus following US actions lifting trade restrictions on the nation.

 Greek Cypriots hold a banner during a demonstration in Dherinia against Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's visit in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus

Chaos, violence in Baghdad is part of the Iraqi tragedy - analysis

Iraq lurched into crisis again, as it does every month, with endless crises and tragedies in Baghdad which can only help Iran.

 Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against corruption, inside the parliament in Baghdad, Iraq July 30, 2022.

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.

  Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against corruption inside the parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq on July 27, 2022

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.

Myanmar flag.

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

 Demonstrators enter the Presidential Secretariat and President's House after Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa fled, in Colombo

Will Vladimir Putin be ousted?

Conditions for Russian President Vladimir Putin's removal are piling by the day.

 PEOPLE TAKE part in a protest in Moscow on February 27 against the Russian invasion of Ukraine  launched by Vladimir Putin.

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.

Tunisian presidential candidate Kais Saied reacts after exit poll results were announced in a second round runoff of the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 13, 2019.

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 Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat arrives for a meeting at the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 10, 2020.

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.

 ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Brou speaks to journalists after their delegation met with ousted president Roch Kabore and the new military ruler of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso January 31, 2022.

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.

Antonio Guterres, United Nations (UN) Secretary General