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President Yoon Suk Yeol’s apology for the political crisis he created earlier this week did little to ease demands for him to step down. A large crowd of protesters gathered outside the National Assembly before the vote.

President Yoon Suk Yeol said his declaration of martial law was born out of “desperation,” and apologized for causing “anxiety.”

Demonstrations in the city and around the country have intensified since President Yoon Suk Yeol’s audacious, though short-lived, declaration of martial law.

The withdrawals by one of President Bashar al-Assad’s key backers come amid a resurgent rebel offensive.

The United Nations chief inspector says production has quadrupled. But it is not clear whether Iran is trying to touch off a crisis or gather bargaining chips for negotiations with the United States.

The military has spent decades trying to rehabilitate its image and win public trust after a brutal past. Its role in President Yoon’s martial law raised a specter from that era.

The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, told its story in “Human Acts.”

The decision came days after the government asserted that there had been “cyberattacks” meant to undermine the vote and security council documents indicated possible Russian meddling.

Europe’s new pact with South America, its largest deal to date, could be a sign of how countries will diversify trade relationships as Donald Trump threatens tariffs.

When equilibriums are disrupted, chaos can ensue.