The vote by South Korea’s parliament to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday marked the culmination of a stunning ...

Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one that appears to have backfired spectacularly for South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol. Now ...

SEOUL — President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fall was as fast as his rise. The political outsider squeaked into the presidency in 2022 ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was a political novice when he became the country's conservative leader in 2022 during a ...

Supporters and critics of South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol took to the streets Saturday with separate protests, following the impeachment of acting President Han Duck-soo.

South Korea's parliament has impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law decree, ending days of political ...

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South Korea’s parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree, a historic rebuke that was cheered by jubilant crowds who described the ...

Seoul — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol seemed to treat a declaration of martial law as if it were a light switch, flipping it on at 11 p.m. Tuesday night, only to be unanimously rebuked in ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol reversed course on a martial law order early Wednesday, hours after his surprise decree sparked intense political backlash and fierce protests in the nation's ...

South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigated allegations of rebellion over his controversial 3 December martial law decree that caused huge ...