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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicMilitary Coup

Topic: Military Coup

Guinea-Bissau Army seizes power, suspends vote count after Sunday’s presidential election

Officers calling themselves “High Military Command for Restoration of Order” claimed to oust President Embalo Wednesday, marking the latest bout of unrest in the coup-prone nation.

Armed with loaded gun, Zardari braced for final showdown with Pakistan Army in 2011, aide recalls

Asif Ali Zardari’s one-time spokesperson Farhatullah Babar has revealed the goings-on amid fears of a military takeover of Pakistan in his memoir The Zardari Presidency (2008-2013).

Military rule is on the rise in Africa. Some blame Russia

Some emphasise pre-independence weaknesses such as poverty and corruption that made Africans disenchanted with democracy.

Wagner group chief quits Russia as mercenaries halt march on Moscow, fighters to face no action

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that under a deal brokered by Belarus President, Wagner chief & his fighters would face no action and the criminal case for armed mutiny would be dropped.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.