coup

As Mr. Macintyre writes, a Soviet-backed coup in Iran was “the long-standing nightmare feared by Western intelligence.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The day before his dismissal, he made an emotional plea during an address at the UN General Assembly for the "strongest possible action" against the military coup.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Tulloch’s hiring was a coup for Meta and capped a frantic recruiting spree last summer, when Meta threw money at researchers to try to catch up in the race to build artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Commuting all death sentences to life in prison “would be the coup de grâce,” Farrell said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

But to Nicole, the woman’s hair seemed girdled and anxious, like it was just waiting for the right moment to stage a coup.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Since coups in 2020 and 2021, Mali has been led by the military, which promised to restore calm in the vast desert nation that has been grappling with a security crisis since 2012.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Pakistan has been directly ruled by its military for nearly half its existence via a series of coups since gaining independence in 1947.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

Hounkpè's view is significant, as Benin's relationship with the two states plummeted following the coups there.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

Guinea has experienced repeated periods of instability since independence, marked by military coups, contested elections and violent crackdowns on dissent.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

If you wore special glasses you could see them spinning through the sky among the bats and homing birds—blondes, wars, famines, football, food shows, coups d’ etat, hairstyles stiff with hair spray.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy