Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has defied a summons to appear for questioning over his short-lived declaration of martial law for the second time in a week. Yoon did…
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S Korea: MPs file motion to impeach acting president
South Korea’s opposition lawmakers have filed a motion to impeach the country’s prime minister and acting leader Han Duck-soo, less than two weeks after parliament voted to impeach President Yoon…
Russia: South Korea claims 100 North Koreans dead in Ukraine war
At least 100 North Korean soldiers have been killed in fighting in the Ukraine war since entering combat on the Russian side earlier this month, a South Korean MP has…
S Korea: Court begins Yoon’s impeachment trial process
South Korea’s constitutional court has begun trial proceedings for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was suspended for declaring martial law and plunging his country into political turmoil.…
S Korea: Leaders seek calm after President Yoon’s impeachment
South Korea is attempting to reassure its allies as the country’s opposition leader offers to work with the government, in an attempt to restore calm following the impeachment of President…
S Korea: MPs get death threats over impeachment vote
The news is moving so quickly in South Korea, the papers can no longer keep up. President Yoon Suk Yeol’s shock attempt to impose martial law last Tuesday night was…
S Korea: National Assembly votes to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been impeached by the National Assembly over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a move that plunged South Korea into political turmoil halfway through…
S Korea: Opposition parties submit new motion to impeach President Yoon
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged to “fight to the end” after opposition parties submitted a new joint motion to impeach him over a botched martial law bid last week. The…
S Korea: President Yoon vows to ‘fight to the end’
Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week, saying he did it to protect the country’s democracy. In a surprise televised address…
S Korea: Ex-minister of defence linked to martial law move attempts to commit suicide
South Korea’s former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun, who claimed full responsibility for the president’s failed attempt to place the country under martial law last week, has tried to take his…