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In the aftermath of the failed coup attempt, Bolivian President Luis Arce angrily called accusations that he was behind it “lies”. Arce said on Thursday that the general who apparently led the attempt acted on his own and vowed that he would face justice. These were Arce’s first comments since Wednesday's events. The general behind the coup, Juan José Zuniga, alleged without providing evidence that the president had ordered him to carry out the mutiny to gain popularity. As a result, this fueled speculation about what really happened. The government announced the arrest of 17 people, most of t...
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Loyal citizens flooded La Paz's streets to show overwhelming support for President Arce, amidst tense scenes that included an armoured vehicle breaching the entrance of the presidential palace. Later, addressing the gathered crowd from the palace balcony, President Arce swiftly condemned the incident as a "coup" attempt, prompting the military forces to withdraw. thanking the large crowd for their unwavering support and vowing to maintain stability in Bolivia.
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Led by a top general vowing to “restore democracy,” armoured vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia's government palace on Wednesday in what the president called a coup attempt — only to quickly retreat as their leader was arrested and detained. The events are just the latest crisis facing the South American country of some 12 million, which is already enduring political upheaval and an economic crisis. Within just a few hours, the nation witnessed a rapidly moving scenario in which the troops seemed to take control of the government of President Luis Arce. He vowed to stand firm and named a new...
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Germany’s democracy is “strong” but its security “remains tense,” according to the country’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser. She made the comments on Tuesday in Berlin, Germany, while her department – responsible for internal security and protection of constitutional order – handed down its 2023 annual report. At the press conference, Faeser said that Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to “call the European peace order into question” and that the war in Gaza is “unfortunately having an impact” on Germany. “We have massively ramped up all protective measures to arm ourselves against the current ...
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Alleged leaders of an extremist plot to overthrow Germany's government went on trial on Tuesday, amid massive media and political interest. The case - which shocked the country in late 2022 - involves more than two dozen suspects, 260 witnesses and is expected to extend long into 2025. Facing judges at the Frankfurt court are the self-styled Prince Heinrich XIII, an aristocratic estate agent whom the group allegedly planned to install as Germany's new leader, and his Russian girlfriend. Birgit Malsack-Winkemann, a judge and former lawmaker with the far-right Alternative for Germany party, and ...
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Government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) thwarted an attempted coup early on Sunday morning. The incident, which left three dead following a shootout in Kinshasa, has heightened tensions as authorities work to restore order and investigate those involved. "An attempted coup d'état has been put down by the defence and security forces. The attempt involved foreigners and Congolese. These foreigners and Congolese have been put out of action, including their leader," said Congolese army spokesperson Brigadier General Sylvain Ekenge on state television. "The armed forces of t...
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