South Korea: What to know about the siege ... - Associated Press News
2 days ago · Keep your pulse on the news with breaking news alerts from The AP. The Morning Wire. Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day. ... South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally to oppose his impeachment near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korean anti-corruption agency receives new court warrant …
1 day ago · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s anti-corruption agency said it received a new court warrant on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after its previous attempt was blocked by the presidential security service last week.. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which plans to question the embattled president on rebellion allegations over his ...
South Korea: Anti-corruption agency asks police to take over …
2 days ago · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s anti-corruption agency and police debated on Monday more forceful measures to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after their previous attempt was blocked by the presidential security service last week.. The discussions highlighted the obstacles facing the criminal investigation into Yoon’s Dec. 3 martial law decree, which led to his ...
South Korea's impeached leader Yoon hunkers down in Seoul's …
1 day ago · [1/4] A satellite image shows the official residence of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s ...
In Seoul, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges to Democracies
2 days ago · The U.S. secretary of state aimed to show that his country stood by South Korea as it grapples with a political crisis, and as Donald J. Trump returns to power. By Edward Wong and Choe Sang-Hun ...
Martial law reversed in South Korea after president’s surprise
Dec 4, 2024 · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s cabinet has reversed a martial law order in the country, just hours after he issued the surprise decree that plunged Seoul into political uncertainty and...
Fury in South Korea After President Imposes Martial Law
Dec 4, 2024 · Protests broke out in Seoul after President Yoon Suk Yeol temporarily declared an emergency martial law on Tuesday. Hours later, the National Assembly swiftly rebuked the order and voted to lift...
North Korea test fires missile as Blinken visits Seoul ... - CBS News
2 days ago · Biden says South Korea, Japan alliance is key to countering North Korea, Russia 02:02. Seoul — North Korea on Monday test fired a ballistic missile as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...
South Korean president defies arrest in tense standoff
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean authorities tried and failed Friday to carry out an unprecedented arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to declare martial law in ...
How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s Leader From Detention
7 hours ago · Security personnel at the Seoul residence of Yoon Suk Yeol, the suspended president of South Korea. Mr. Yoon was impeached after a short-lived martial law declaration last month.