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South Korea's president, Yun Sukyol, said he would lift martial law hours after he declared it.

People protesting against dictatorship outside Parliament cheered the

reversal. Lawmakers have voted to block Mr. Yun's move, which they deemed to be unconstitutional.

The president had accused the opposition Democratic Party of sympathizing with North Korea and banned all political

activities. Syrian rebels advanced towards Hamar, a western city. The Syrian Observatory for

Human Rights said that Hayat Terir al-Sharm, the Islamist group that launched a surprise offensive

in northwest Syria last week

has now taken control over several towns in Hamar province.

In response, Syrian and Russian air forces have carried out several strikes in the area,

according to the organization.

China banned the export to America of rare minerals used to make semiconductors

and military equipment. China provides most of the world's supply of minerals that fall under

the ban, which include gallium, germaneum and antimony. On Monday, President Joe Biden placed limits on the sale of American-made

high-bandwidth memory chips to more than 100 Chinese companies, a move China called illegal.

Ukraine's foreign ministry said that the only real guarantee of security for the country was full NATO membership.

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