What to know about the siege outside South Korea's presidential compound
A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even for observers used to the country’s famously rough and tumble politics
South Korean Lawmakers Impeach Acting President as Crisis Deepens
The vote was the second major impeachment in two weeks after President Yoon’s ill-fated martial law bid set off turmoil. The country’s currency has plunged.
South Korea: failed arrest of impeached president sets stage for more turmoil in 2025
On Friday morning, officials abandoned an attempt to detain South Korea’s embattled president, throwing the country deeper into chaos.
South Korea's impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff
South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff on Friday during which he defied their attempt to detain him. It’s the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached in
South Korea opposition plans vote to impeach acting President Han
South Korea's main opposition party introduced a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday, a day before it plans to seek a vote on the move, which could deepen a constitutional crisis triggered by a short-lived martial law.
South Korea lawmakers move to impeach acting president in bid to break political deadlock
The country’s politicians are in a stalemate battle over the constitutional court that will decide the future of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korea’s opposition party vows to impeach acting president
South Korea’s main opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo after he missed an opposition-set deadline to approve independent investigations into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife.
South Korea's opposition vows to impeach acting president
South Korea's opposition said Tuesday it would impeach acting president Han Duck-soo in protest at the interim leader's refusal to sign into law special bills to investigate his impeached predecessor.
South Korean investigators suspend efforts to arrest impeached president after standoff
Officials called off the effort to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday due to concerns over the safety of its personnel.
South Korea opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting president
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, further deepening the country’s political crisis set off by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning imposition of martial law and ensuing impeachment.
South Korean investigators move to detain president
South Korean investigators were locked in a standoff Jan. 3 with the presidential security service as they tried to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol in relation to his short-lived martial law decree.
South Korean anti-corruption agency asks police to take over efforts to detain impeached Yoon
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials will likely seek a new court warrant to extend the window for ...
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North Korea fires missile as Blinken meets South Korean officials
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What America should learn from South Korea’s democratic crisis
Any “us vs. them” dynamic can be dangerous for democracy. But when that divide centers on mutually exclusive visions of a ...