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John Bolton says the foreign coups he helped plan were necessary to protect 'America's best interests'
Bolton alluded to a failed attempt in 2019 to overthrow Venezuelan president Nicolàs Maduro, but di…
Cheryl Teh
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Trump says Gen. Mark Milley should be 'court-martialed' if he thought the former president potentially sought a coup
"There was no talk of a coup ... it never happened, and it's just a waste of words by fake writers …
John L. Dorman
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Scenes from a coup: Images from Myanmar show how the military took control in a matter of hours
As a result, the force cited widespread fraud during the country's November 2020 elections, claimin…
Julie Gerstein
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An ex-girlfriend tipped off the FBI about an alleged US Capitol rioter after he called her a 'moron'
Richard Michetti was arraigned Tuesday in Philadelphia over his alleged participation in the Januar…
Charles Davis
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An international soccer team had to be evacuated from Guinea because of a coup d'etat in the country's capital
Morocco had been trapped in a Conakry hotel, where coach Vahid Halilhodzic said he heard gunfire "n…
Barnaby Lane
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Mikhail Gorbachev — who survived a coup attempt as leader of the USSR — questioned the 'future fate' of the US after the January 6 Capitol riot
In an interview with a Russian news outlet, Mikhail Gorbachev viewed the Capitol riot as a dark ome…
Lloyd Lee
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January 6 committee chairman Bennie Thompson says hearings will show Trump and his allies mounted 'an attempted coup'
"Any legal jargon you hear about seditious conspiracy ... boils down to this," Thompson said. "Janu…
Jake Lahut
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Facebook has banned Myanmar's military from its platform following coup
The social platform was previously implicated as a tool in the military's persecution of the Muslim…
Julie Gerstein
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The president of Ukraine accused Russia of preparing a coup, as Russian troops amass near the border
Voldymyr Zelensky said that Russians were plotting a coup for December 1 or 2. The US has also warn…
Sinéad Baker
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Doctors and nurses at 70 hospitals across Myanmar have stopped work in protest of the military coup
In a letter to the international community, medical staff said they would "only listen and follow t…
Julie Gerstein
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A majority of Americans blame Trump for this week's insurrection at the US Capitol, according to PBS poll
Americans are split on whether Trump should be forcibly removed from office ahead of President-elec…
Charles Davis
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Trump's embarrassing, incompetent, humiliating, very sad coup
Trump attempts to throw out votes and and use Rudy Giuliani to overturn the election results are a …
Manny Fidel
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Biden's top diplomat says Russia is trying to 'destabilize Ukraine from within' as Ukraine's president warns of an impending coup
"We've seen this playbook before, in 2014 when Russia last invaded Ukraine," Blinken warned, as Rus…
John Haltiwanger,Sonam Sheth
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Thailand's Army Denies Coup After Declaring Martial Law
Thailand, an economic hub for Southeast Asia, has been gripped by off-and-on political turmoil sinc…
THANYARAT DOKSONE AND TODD PI…
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The CIA Has Finally Admitted It Was Involved In The 1953 Iranian Coup
It is still, however, an important admission. The ousting of Mosaddeq 60 years ago today and the n…
Adam Taylor
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See The Secret, Failed Plan For a $6 Billion Boardroom Coup At BlackBerry
BBX — which we noticed when it was mentioned on The Verge — would have replaced BlackBerry's manage…
Jim Edwards
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In Hindsight, This Secret, Failed Plan For A $6 Billion Boardroom Coup At BlackBerry Looks Awesome
He wanted to raise $6 billion from backers, approach the board of directors with a hostile bid, rep…
Jim Edwards
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Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin tried to overthrow Ukraine's neighbor Moldova before his death, the nation's president says
Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin was behind a coup attempt in Moldova, the country's president said.
Charles R. Davis
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Historian says Trump has been 're-educating' his followers to embrace violence and that Matt Gaetz is now doing the same
Donald Trump and Matt Gaetz are teaching their followers to see violence "in a positive light," NYU…
Charles R. Davis
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The Wagner rebellion weakened Putin and may have reduced the threat of nuclear war
The Wagner revolt may have made it less likely that Putin could get away with ordering a nuclear st…