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The president and his allies are currently facing investigations on insurrection charges, and a travel ban has been slapped on several of them. In a surprise televised address on Thursday, he said the attempt was a legal decision to "prevent the collapse" of democracy and counter the opposition's "parliamentary dictatorship".

In Syria people are still coming to terms with the new reality after the historic events of the past week as the new Islamist authorities say they'll close the notoriously harsh prisons run by President Assad, as they attempt to bring stability.

(Pic: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation; Credit: Reuters)