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South Korea lifts martial law decree after lawmakers reject it
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol lifted the martial law he had imposed on the country early Wednesday morning, yielding to political pressure after a night of escalating tensions. The decree, imposed hours earlier, had prompted a dramatic standoff between the military and the country’s lawmakers. Troops surrounded the parliament…