Candle-lit vigils and rallies were held across South Korea on Wednesday, a nation outraged and frustrated by the president’s surprise declaration of martial law the night before called for his resignation.

South Korea's president replaces his defense chief, who said troops exercising martial law were acting on his orders

South Korea’s main opposition party urged President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign immediately or face impeachment, hours after Yoon ended short-lived martial law.