Political chaos reigned this week as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared and then lifted martial law within hours amid public outrage, parliamentary backlash, and mounting calls for his impeachment. Meanwhile, France’s political upheaval came with the passing of a no-confidence measure against Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his cabinet on Wednesday, leaving the government in caretaker mode without an approved budget. And in a swift offensive that exploited regional instability and the weakened state of Assad’s allies, Syrian rebels captured Aleppo and then advanced on Hama. David Luhnow, Anna Sauerbrey, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to unpack these stories and more on this week’s World Review.

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