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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to celebrate the International Anti-Corruption Day 2021 at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, December 9, 2021.

Former Brazil military chiefs implicate Bolsonaro in coup conspiracy

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro reacts next to an Israeli flag during a protest where he called his supporters to gather in Paulista Avenue, as police investigate him and his cabinet for allegedly plotting a coup after the 2022 election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 25, 2024.

Ex-Brazil president seen waving Israeli flag as hundreds of thousands gather in support

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

‘THIS SHIFT will undoubtedly take time.’

Voices from the Arab press: The Gaza war may end with a coup

By THE MEDIA LINE

(L-R) Benjamin Netanyahu, Isaac Herzog, Yoav Gallant and Herzi Halevi seen in Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's residence in Jerusalem on April 26, 2023

‘Blood could be shed’ over judicial reform, ex-Shin Bet head warns

By YONAH JEREMY BOB , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Gabonese military appear on television as they announce that they have seized power following President Ali Bongo Ondimba's re-election, in this screengrab obtained by Reuters on August 30, 2023.

Gabon coup: Unrest in Africa's Sahel is becoming more common - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

NIGER’S JUNTA supporters demonstrate in front of a French army base in Niamey, Niger, last week.

Why is the Niger conflict drawing global attention? - opinion

By SALEM ALKETBI

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich and United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni shake hands, as MK Ofir Katz, chairman of the government coalition, looks on at a meeting in the Knesset.

Israeli settlers, ultra-Orthodox will pay for trampling over Israel - opinion

By SHUKI FRIEDMAN

General Abdourahmane Tiani, who was declared as the new head of state of Niger by leaders of a coup, arrives to meet with ministers in Niamey, Niger July 28, 2023.

Niger reopens borders with several neighbors a week after coup

By REUTERS

Supporters of the coup set fire to ruling party HQ while hundreds of them gather in front of the National Assembly in the capital Niamey, Niger July 27, 2023.

Will the Niger coup bring attention back to the Sahel region? - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Hundreds of supporters of the coup gather and hold a Russian and Nigers flags in front of the National Assembly in the capital Niamey, Niger July 27, 2023.

Niger coup leaders declare general Tiani head of state

By REUTERS

Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves a cemetery before the funeral of Russian military blogger Maxim Fomin widely known by the name of Vladlen Tatarsky, who was recently killed in a bomb attack in a St Petersburg cafe, in Moscow, Russia, April 8, 2023.

'Exiled' Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin hails Niger coup, touts services

By REUTERS

PROTESTING EGYPTIAN President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ahead of a European Union-African Union summit, in Brussels last year.

'Escape To Aswan': A scathing critique of Egyptian politics - review

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a televised address in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2023.

Wagner killed Russian pilots in aborted revolt, Vladimir Putin reveals

By REUTERS

FIGHTERS OF the Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the southern military district, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on Saturday.

Wagner Group mutiny: Is Putin’s grip on power starting to slip? - opinion

By NOAH GORDIS , SHARON BERHOVSKI

Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023

How Wagner's mutiny in Russia impacts Iran's threat to Israel - analysis

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky standing among Ukrainian soldiers

Ukraine will defend against whoever leads Russian army - Zelensky

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group stand on a tank outside a local circus near the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023

Ukrainian forces advance after Wagner boss Prigozhin stops revolt

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

WHAT IS Korah after? Unbridled power cloaked in the religious language of holiness (Illustrative).

Parashat Korah: To serve with integrity

By NECHAMA GOLDMAN BARASH