World leaders and human rights groups have condemned (Al Jazeera) an apparent coup in Sudan, where the military has arrested most cabinet members (Reuters). General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who led the country’s ruling civilian-military council, dissolved the government and declared a state of emergency as protesters took to the streets (NYT) of the capital, Khartoum.
 
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who had been the top civilian official in the power-sharing transitional government, was taken to an unknown location, the information ministry said. U.S. envoy Jeffrey Feltman, who was in Sudan until yesterday to address rising political tensions, called the events “utterly unacceptable.” The African Union called for the immediate release of those detained.

The human rights organization will shutter (SCMP) its Hong Kong office and regional office in the city. Amnesty International said the Beijing-imposed national security law in Hong Kong has impeded its work.
 
Australia: The junior coalition partner in Australia’s governing alliance announced its support (ABC) for Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.

Facebook’s content moderators knew of and failed to curb (NYT) hateful content in India, including anti-Muslim posts, in recent years, according to internal documents obtained by a consortium of journalists. The documents showed that a lack of moderation prevailed in developing countries, Reuters reported. 

Pakistan: Authorities released 350 members (Al Jazeera) of the far-right religious group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan after three days of protests by the group’s supporters.

For Saudi Arabia, the target does not include emissions (WSJ) from the country’s oil and gas exports.
 
Israel/Palestinian territories: Israeli authorities announced plans (Times of Israel) to construct more than 1,300 homes in West Bank settlements. U.S. President Joe Biden has reportedly pressed Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to restrict settlement expansion.

After Moderna refused to share the recipe for the vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) said it will support Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines’ efforts to replicate it (AP).
 
For Foreign Affairs, Tahir Amin argues against hoarding the knowledge of how to produce COVID-19 vaccines.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to expel (WaPo) diplomats from the United States and nine other Western countries whose embassies called for Turkish civil society activist Osman Kavala to be released from prison.
 
Germany: A German woman who had joined the self-declared Islamic State was sentenced (BBC) to ten years in prison over the killing of an enslaved Yazidi girl she and her husband had purchased. The trial was one of the first for the Islamic State’s crimes against Yazidis.

After capturing the Gulf Clan’s Dairo Antonio Usuga David in a raid, Colombian authorities said they will extradite him (BBC) to the United States.
 
This timeline traces U.S.-Colombia relations.
 
Guatemala: Authorities declared a monthlong curfew (AP) in the northern province of Izabal following protests against a mining project.

The case is thought to be the most sweeping attempt yet (NPR) to hold accountable those associated with the far-right march, during which one counterprotester was killed.
 
In this webinar, CFR’s Farah Pandith and Cynthia Miller-Idriss discuss the changing landscape of terrorism in the United States.