Military Coup

Leader of Myanmar's military junta to visit Russia for economic talks

Min Aung Hlaing's visit comes as both governments face diplomatic isolation -- Moscow for its February invasion of Ukraine, and Naypyidaw for a military coup last year

Myanmar junta court convicts Suu Kyi of corruption, sentences her to five years in prison

Since a military coup deposed her government in February last year, plunging the country into upheaval, Suu Kyi has faced a barrage of criminal cases that could see her jailed for decades

Japan, India urge Myanmar to end violence, go back to democracy

The Myanmar military junta took control of the country following a coup on 1 February last year. Since then, junta has carried out brutal nationwide crackdowns including mass killings, arbitrary arrests, and indiscriminate attacks, to suppress those opposing military rule

In coup for China, Nicaragua switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China

Beijing continues to encourage the island's diplomatic allies to switch sides, including Latin American countries such as Panama, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, leaving Taipei with just 14 diplomatic allies

Two weeks after military coup, Sudanese general tightens grip on power

Since the coup, more than 100 government officials and political leaders have been detained, along with a large number of protesters and activists

Explained: What the Sudan coup is about and why the rest of the world needs to act

Sudan has fractured into hard-line Islamist elements, informal and formal armed forces, political parties and a plethora of groups and armed militias; all of them claim to represent the interests of the Sudanese people

Military coup no aberration in Sudan's political history, say analysts

The country was under the control of the military for 52 out of its 65 years of independence since 1956

Sudan's military takes power in coup, arrests prime minister Abdalla Hamdok

After the early morning coup, thousands poured into the streets of the capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, setting fire to tires as security forces used tear gas to disperse them

United Nations mission rebukes apparent coup in Sudan, urges all parties to 'exercise utmost restraint'

The information ministry confirmed that the prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, had been arrested, hinting at the apparent military coup in Sudan

Over 15,000 people estimated to have crossed border into India since Myanmar military coup, says UN chief

UN chief Antonio Guterres has said that prior to February 1, there were around 336,000 internally displaced persons in conflict-affected areas across Myanmar