Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says his right-wing predecessor Jair Bolsonaro actively participated in planning for his supporters to storm government buildings on January 8.

Congressman Raskin says the hearings will lay out for the public the steps the former president and his associates took to stay in power despite a clear-cut defeat.

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has called for calm after surviving an attempted coup to overthrow him, stressing that the situation is "under control" in the West African country, which has suffered repeated military takeovers.

A Peruvian journalist warns of a possible coup by the country's right-wing forces allied with presidential contender Keiko Fujimori to block the election of her left-wing rival Pedro Castillo.

Ex-chief of Jordan’s royal court faces trial over an alleged coup plot against the monarchy.

Jordan’s state prosecutor says Amman has released 16 people detained for alleged sedition at the request of King Abdullah II.

Belarus says it has foiled a US-backed coup plot to assassination President Lukashenko, in a joint operation with Russia.