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.

An Gwi-ryeong, a spokeswoman for a political party, went viral after confronting troops during South Korea’s night of martial law. “My first thought was that I just needed to stop the soldiers,” she said.

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President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would not seek to impose martial law again and that he would leave his fate to his party. Lawmakers will vote on whether to impeach him later on Saturday.

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

Hadrian’s Aqueduct supplied water to Greece’s capital for centuries but was then largely abandoned. It’s being revived to ease water scarcity amid global warming.

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

After just a few days of rapid advances, the rebels stand on the edge of seizing Syria’s capital. They said they would work with a top official in President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Mr. al-Assad’s location was unclear.

Ling’er won a settlement payout from the hospital where she was held for three months against her will and subjected to electroshock therapy.

A centuries-old bell rang and an archbishop knocked at the Gothic cathedral’s great doors, which reopened for a V.I.P. ceremony after its monumental reconstruction. It opens to the public on Sunday.