South Korea's president rescinds martial law order

Protestors flooded the streets of Seoul after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, but lawmakers voted to block the measure and eventually the South Korean leader reversed the decree.

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South Korea parliament votes to defy president, lift martial law order

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol accused the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and sympathizing with North Korea.
CBS News - 1d
South Korea's president reverses martial law order after nationwide outcry

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unannounced late-night TV address on Tuesday and was immediately met with defiance from opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly.
NBC News - 23h
Timeline: How Yoon’s Presidency in South Korea Led to Martial Law Order

Yoon Suk Yeol’s decree, and his reversal under pressure from lawmakers, were the culmination of years of feuding between the country’s two main political camps.
The New York Times - 16h
South Korea's president rescinds his martial law declaration. Its government is still in crisis.

The first declaration of martial law since South Korea's democratization in 1987 will be lifted, the country's president said after facing pushback.
Yahoo Sports - 22h
South Korea’s Yoon lifts martial law order

President abandons plan after parliament rejects his emergency decree
Financial Times - 17h
South Korea lifts martial law order after parliament voted to defy president

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol accused the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and sympathizing with North Korea.
CBS News - 22h
Watch: President makes surprise late night TV address

Yoon Suk Yeol made the announcement in a surprise, late night televised address.
BBC News - 1d
South Korea’s President Imposed Martial Law, Then Lifted It

Also, China banned rare mineral exports to the U.S. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
The New York Times - 20h