A new executive order has raised fears of "martial law" as it would facilitate an increase in military equipment for law enforcement.

SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry and the military will not obey any orders to execute martial law should they be issued again, the acting defense minister said Friday, amid rumors ...

In April 2025, online users shared a rumor claiming U.S. President Donald Trump would invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 and then declare martial law — a declaration of rule enforced by ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Calls are growing for South Korea's president to resign or face impeachment, after he briefly imposed martial law over the country. Opposition parties filed a motion on ...

South Korea is reeling after a whiplash six hours during which the country’s embattled president declared martial law but was forced to lift it amid widespread condemnation, throwing the country ...

SEOUL, Dec 4 (Reuters) - At his confirmation hearing three months ago, South Korea's defence minister Kim Yong-hyun rejected accusations from the opposition that he wanted to impose martial law.

SEOUL, South Korea — In a fiery televised statement, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his short-lived martial law decree as a necessary act of governance and vowed to “fight to ...

SEOUL, April 27 (Reuters) - Lee Jae-myung, the liberal South Korean politician favoured to become the country's next leader, has overcome a knife attack, martial law and criminal charges on his ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean legislative push to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law fell through on Saturday after most lawmakers from his ...

It also held him responsible for helping to plot the martial law declaration and attempting to co-run state affairs with the ruling party before Yoon was suspended, as well as refusing to pass a ...