Benin's interior minister said armed forces had foiled a coup attempt after a group of soldiers in the West African nation claimed on national television to have seized power. Soldiers on state ...

Guinea-Bissau Wednesday woke to yet another dramatic chapter in its long, turbulent political history. Soldiers were on the streets, gunfire was heard around the presidential palace, borders closed ...

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro must begin serving his 27-year prison sentence for plotting an attempted coup, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled Tuesday. The former president’s ...

Two Texas men plotted to invade a Haitian island with the goal of murdering all the men and using the women and children as sex slaves, federal prosecutors said in a news release. Gavin Rivers ...

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For years, Venezuelans fighting to unseat President Nicolás Maduro have hoped the country’s military would do the job for them. But even with a menacing U.S. Navy buildup currently offshore, the ...

An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. President Andry Rajoelina says a coup attempt is underway after an elite army unit joined youth-led protests in ...

In a stark warning, Dr. Jason Stanley says America is entering a dangerous period with President Trump’s growing rhetoric against the so-called “radical left” and “domestic terrorists.” “I think we ...

Doja Cat is just days away from releasing her fifth studio album, Vie. After sharing the tracklist and lead single “Jealous Type,” she’s now revealed the cover art — although apparently, it hasn’t ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat, making him the first former president convicted of such a ...