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When Trump says the world’s ‘a little crazy right now’, you know it’s bad
We should rethink the designation of 2024 as the year of democracy and think of it as the year when everything, everywhere, all at once seemed to go off the rails.
- by Nick Bryant
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Syria
Syrian government falls to fast-moving rebels, ending 50 years of iron rule by Assad family
The government of Bashar al-Assad appears to have fallen in a stunning end to the family’s 54-year rule.
- by Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam
Trump and Macron can’t let go of their handshake duel
The intense series of handshakes are reminiscent of the white-knuckled grip-off that marked a meeting between the two leaders more than seven years ago.
- by Reuters
Assad’s family ‘flees’ to Russia – but Kremlin ‘won’t come’ to Syrian leader’s rescue
Vladimir Putin is said to be disgusted by reports of Syrian troops fleeing their positions.
- by James Kilner and Daniel Hardaker
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South Korea
South Korea arrests ex-defence minister over martial law stunt as president avoids impeachment
Most lawmakers from the country’s ruling party boycotted a parliamentary vote to deny a two-thirds majority needed to suspend Yoon Suk Yeol’s presidential powers.
- by Kim Tong-hyung and Hyung-jin Kim
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South Korea
‘Political suicide’: Yoon on edge as martial law fallout claims first scalp
Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun was seen as a central figure in the South Korean president’s declaration of martial law on Tuesday.
- by Lisa Visentin
French prime minister ousted in no-confidence vote
President Emmanuel Macron insists he will serve the rest of his term but needs to appoint a new prime minister amid a fractured parliament.
- by Sylvie Corbet and Tom Nouvian
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South Korea
South Korea’s opposition parties submit motion to impeach President Yoon over sudden martial law
The opposition Democratic Party has called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to quit after his short-lived imposition of martial law.
- by Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung
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South Korea
South Korean martial law call turns domestic politics into international crisis
The extraordinary events have shaken the democratic foundations of the nation of 51 million people.
- by Lisa Visentin
Why South Korea’s president declared martial law
South Korea’s president has declared martial law, the first time this has happened since the country became a democracy in 1987. Here’s why.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
South Korea martial law as it happened: President lifts declaration as chaos erupts in Seoul
President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday night in a move that stunned South Koreans and triggered a short-lived attempt by troops to enter parliament.
- by Riley Walter