Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, already ​accused of insurrection, faced additional ​criminal charges after a special counsel expanded the investigation into his ill-fated declaration of martial law.

A South Korean court has approved the arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to his brief imposition of martial law in December, accepting a special prosecutor’s claim that he poses a risk of destroying evidence.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been accused of directing his security detail to display firearms as he resisted investigators' attempts to detain him in January, Yonhap News reported on Monday.

Births have risen for 10 consecutive months, but the world's lowest fertility rate remains far below replacement levels.