Malian authorities have arrested several military officials and civilians, including two army generals and a suspected French intelligence operative, in connection with an alleged attempt to destabilize the nation.

Chess player Garry Kasparov has been implicated in an alleged plot to overthrow the government of South Sudan, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the case, News.Az reports.

Armenia’s Speaker of Parliament, Alen Simonyan, announced that an attempted coup and terrorist attack targeting the country’s government has been thwarted.