SEOUL — Who is running South Korea? In the week since President Yoon Suk Yeol briefly declared martial law, setting off widespread calls for his removal from office, that question has become a ...

South Korean authorities have imposed an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as prosecutors weigh possible insurrection charges over his botched attempt to impose martial law last week.

Rally for the impeachment of South Korea's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, near the National Assembly, Seoul, December 7, 2024. KIM SOO-HYEON / REUTERS Yoon Suk Yeol is still president of South Korea.

South Korean prosecutors on Sunday detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last week’s brief but stunning martial law imposition to President Yoon Suk Yeol, making him the ...

South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law , as most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a ...

South Korea’s president, who stunned the world this week by declaring martial law, avoided being impeached as his party’s lawmakers boycotted the vote and denied a quorum. Members of Yoon Suk ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote in the opposition-led parliament on Saturday that was prompted by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law this week ...

Opposition lawmakers attend a rally calling for President Yoon Suk-yeol to be impeached outside the National Assembly, Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 4, 2024. Credit: Democratic Party Political turmoil ...

South Korea's main opposition party promised to renew its attempts to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol as early as Wednesday after a motion failed due to a walkout by ruling PPP lawmakers. "I will ...

SEOUL -- As new details emerged on Friday about a failed attempt by South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law this week, calls for his impeachment have strengthened. Parliament ...

The move will "protect the Republic of Korea and its people," the party said. South Korea's ruling party, the People Power Party, announced Thursday that it now believes it is “necessary” to ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is now facing impeachment after a shock bid to suspend civilian rule. But he is far from the first South Korean president to see his rule descend into acrimony ...