Martial law was last imposed in South Korea in 1980, seven years before the country transitioned from a military dictatorship into a democracy. Yoon’s short-lived declaration triggered ...
In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed Yoon’s decision to rescind martial law but stopped short of criticizing the South Korean leader. South Korea, home to about ...
SEOUL, South KoreaSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges, vowing Thursday to “fight to the end” in ...