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Brazil Prosecutor Charges Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro With Attempted Coup
Brazil's attorney general on Tuesday formally charged far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others over an alleged coup attempt after his 2022 election loss.
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Bolivia President Luis Arce Faces Coup Attempt Amid Political Tensions
Bolivian President Luis Arce, a mild-mannered and bespectacled former economy minister, faced down a coup attempt on Wednesday, as the armed forces withdrew after occupying the central square in La Paz and entering the presidential palace.
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Bolivia's Army General Arrested For Coup Attempt
Bolivian authorities arrested General Juan Jose Zuniga on Wednesday afternoon, a Reuters witness saw, hours after troops stormed into the presidential palace amid a military coup attempt.
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SOS From Male To Delhi: When India Thwarted A Coup In Maldives In 1988
The Republic of Maldives is located south of Lakshadweep, and the archipelago is the smallest Asian country with a land area of 300 sq km.
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Guinea-Bissau President Calls Deadly Violence An "Attempted Coup"
Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Saturday said this week's deadly violence involving members of the National Guard was an "attempted coup" as the army ordered them back to barracks.
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'Coup Attempt' In Troubled Niger As President Detained By Guards
An attempted coup was under way Wednesday in the fragile state of Niger, where members of the Presidential Guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, triggering a standoff with the army, sources said.
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Jordan's Former Royal Court Chief Gets 15-Year Jail Term Over "Coup Plot"
A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced two former officials to 15 years in jail over a palace coup attempt that sparked a crisis in a kingdom seen as a regional oasis of stability.
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Gabon Soldiers Seize State Radio In Apparent Coup Attempt
Military officers in Gabon staged an apparent coup attempt early on Monday, seizing the state radio station and declaring their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo, who is recovering from a stroke in Morocco.
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'Sri Lanka Will Have Indian Support To Foil Any Coup Attempt': Minister
India will not tolerate a military take over in Sri Lanka and will fully support President Maithripala Sirisena to foil any coup attempt in the country, a senior minister said today amid reports of the opposition warning of a military coup.
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Turkey Orders Dozens Of Pilots Detained In Coup Investigation: Report
Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 73 air force pilots, the latest in a stream of police operations related to the investigation of July's attempted coup, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Thursday.
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Spain's Socialist Party Hit By 'Coup' Attempt
Spain's Socialist party was hit by a "coup" attempt Wednesday with half of its leadership quitting in a bid to oust leader Pedro Sanchez and unblock the country's political deadlock.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Says If People Want Death Penalty Parties Will Abide
If the Turkish public want the death penalty following last month's failed coup then political parties will follow their will, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a rally in Istanbul on Sunday.
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Coup Attempt Cost Turkish Economy 100 Billion Dollars
The failed bid to overthrow the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost Turkey $100 billion (300 billion lira), according to Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tufenkci.
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Turkey Captures Commandos Who Tried To Seize President Erdogan During Coup Bid
Turkish special forces captured a group of rebel commandos who tried to seize or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during a failed coup, and a government minister said plotters would "never see God's sun as long as they breathe".
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Turkey Releases 758 Detained Soldiers As Erdogan Drops Lawsuits
Turkey today released more than 750 soldiers who had been detained after an abortive coup, state media reported, while President Tayyip Erdogan said he would drop lawsuits against those who had insulted him, in a one-time gesture of "unity".
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Brazil Prosecutor Charges Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro With Attempted Coup
Brazil's attorney general on Tuesday formally charged far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others over an alleged coup attempt after his 2022 election loss.
-
Bolivia President Luis Arce Faces Coup Attempt Amid Political Tensions
Bolivian President Luis Arce, a mild-mannered and bespectacled former economy minister, faced down a coup attempt on Wednesday, as the armed forces withdrew after occupying the central square in La Paz and entering the presidential palace.
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Bolivia's Army General Arrested For Coup Attempt
Bolivian authorities arrested General Juan Jose Zuniga on Wednesday afternoon, a Reuters witness saw, hours after troops stormed into the presidential palace amid a military coup attempt.
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SOS From Male To Delhi: When India Thwarted A Coup In Maldives In 1988
The Republic of Maldives is located south of Lakshadweep, and the archipelago is the smallest Asian country with a land area of 300 sq km.
-
Guinea-Bissau President Calls Deadly Violence An "Attempted Coup"
Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Saturday said this week's deadly violence involving members of the National Guard was an "attempted coup" as the army ordered them back to barracks.
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'Coup Attempt' In Troubled Niger As President Detained By Guards
An attempted coup was under way Wednesday in the fragile state of Niger, where members of the Presidential Guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, triggering a standoff with the army, sources said.
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Jordan's Former Royal Court Chief Gets 15-Year Jail Term Over "Coup Plot"
A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced two former officials to 15 years in jail over a palace coup attempt that sparked a crisis in a kingdom seen as a regional oasis of stability.
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Gabon Soldiers Seize State Radio In Apparent Coup Attempt
Military officers in Gabon staged an apparent coup attempt early on Monday, seizing the state radio station and declaring their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo, who is recovering from a stroke in Morocco.
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'Sri Lanka Will Have Indian Support To Foil Any Coup Attempt': Minister
India will not tolerate a military take over in Sri Lanka and will fully support President Maithripala Sirisena to foil any coup attempt in the country, a senior minister said today amid reports of the opposition warning of a military coup.
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Turkey Orders Dozens Of Pilots Detained In Coup Investigation: Report
Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 73 air force pilots, the latest in a stream of police operations related to the investigation of July's attempted coup, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Thursday.
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Spain's Socialist Party Hit By 'Coup' Attempt
Spain's Socialist party was hit by a "coup" attempt Wednesday with half of its leadership quitting in a bid to oust leader Pedro Sanchez and unblock the country's political deadlock.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Says If People Want Death Penalty Parties Will Abide
If the Turkish public want the death penalty following last month's failed coup then political parties will follow their will, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a rally in Istanbul on Sunday.
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Coup Attempt Cost Turkish Economy 100 Billion Dollars
The failed bid to overthrow the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost Turkey $100 billion (300 billion lira), according to Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tufenkci.
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Turkey Captures Commandos Who Tried To Seize President Erdogan During Coup Bid
Turkish special forces captured a group of rebel commandos who tried to seize or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during a failed coup, and a government minister said plotters would "never see God's sun as long as they breathe".
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Turkey Releases 758 Detained Soldiers As Erdogan Drops Lawsuits
Turkey today released more than 750 soldiers who had been detained after an abortive coup, state media reported, while President Tayyip Erdogan said he would drop lawsuits against those who had insulted him, in a one-time gesture of "unity".
