South Korea Impeaches Acting President, Prolonging Political Upheaval
SEOUL—South Korea’s legislature voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday after he declined to make judicial appointments needed to advance the impeachment of his predecessor, extending the political upheaval that began with a short-lived martial law declaration earlier this month.
South Korean President’s Supporters Camp Out Near His Home
Thousands of supporters of President Yoon Suk Yeol have been camped out for days on the pavement near his home in central Seoul, vowing to block anyone from trying to detain or arrest him.
Police suspend efforts to arrest impeached South Korean president
South Korean police called off an attempt to arrest the suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, following a long standoff with his security team. Anti-corruption officers have appealed to the acting president to intervene.
South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff
The anti-corruption agency withdrew its investigators after the presidential security service blocked them from entering Yoon Suk Yeol’s residence.
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 investigators suspend efforts to detain president after dramatic standoff
South Korean investigators have suspended efforts to enforce an arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, hours into a standoff in which authorities tried to detain the leader following his short-lived martial law declaration.
South Korean investigators abandon effort to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency dispatched investigators to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday.
Clash breaks out in attempt to detain South Korean president over martial law
Yoon Suk Yeol’s ill-fated attempt to declare martial law last month plunged a key U.S. security ally into a leadership crisis.
South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off
Officials called off the effort due to concerns over the safety of its personnel after they were outnumbered by cordons of presidential security service personnel inside the compound.
South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash that killed 179
South Korean officials are struggling to determine what caused a deadly plane crash that killed nearly 180 people on board, ...
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Rival protests take place in downtown Seoul over Yoon impeachment
Massive rallies took place in downtown Seoul on Saturday either calling for ... a separate massive rally in support of Yoon. Waving the South Korean and American flags, hundreds of thousands ...
South Korea air crash investigators extract black box data as grieving families mourn the victims
Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korea plane crash gathered at the site to pay respects to their loved ones on ...
Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday in ...