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Rescue team members work at the site of a plane fire at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179

December 29, 2024 at 1:51 p.m.

A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames and all but two of the 181 people...

South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo speaks at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Choi Jae-koo/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han

December 27, 2024 at 1:38 p.m.

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers.

South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, bottom center, and his party members bow at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, after South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (Kim Ju-hyung/Yonhap via AP)

South Korean leaders seek calm after President Yoon Suk Yeol is impeached

December 15, 2024 at 11:22 a.m.

South Korea’s opposition leader offered Sunday to work with the government to ease the political tumult as officials sought to reassure allies and markets, a day after the opposition-controlled parliament...

Participants celebrate after hearing the news that South Korea's parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order

December 14, 2024 at 9:55 a.m.

It was the second National Assembly vote on Yoon's impeachment after ruling party lawmakers boycotted the first floor vote last Saturday.

Vehicles are parked on the lawn of the National Assembly to prevent helicopters from landing due to concerns of any possible additional acts following the President’s short-lived martial law declaration at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea’s president avoids an impeachment attempt over short-lived martial law

December 7, 2024 at 1:15 p.m.

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 parliamentary vote...

FILE – A soldier stands at a North Korean military guard post flying a national flag, seen from Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

North Korea fires a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea ahead of US election

November 4, 2024 at 9:15 p.m.

North Korea fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday, its neighbors said, as it continued its weapons demonstrations hours before the U.S. presidential election.

FILE – Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia, on April 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)

North Korean troops sent to Russia may be pleased to be there, even as they face ferocious fighting

October 30, 2024 at 8:17 a.m.

The thousands of young soldiers North Korea has sent to Russia, reportedly to help fight against Ukraine, include many elite special forces, but that hasn’t stopped speculation they’ll be slaughtered...

A TV screen shows an image of soldiers believed to be from North Korea stand in line to receive supplies from Russia during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

US confirms North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for training and possible Ukraine combat

October 23, 2024 at 3:56 p.m.

The U.S. said Wednesday that 3,000 North Korean troops have deployed to Russia and are training at several locations, calling the move very serious and warning that those forces will...

FILE – In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, supervises artillery firing drills in North Korea on March 7, 2024. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea says front-line units ready to strike South Korea if more drones appear

October 13, 2024 at 11:47 a.m.

North Korea said Sunday its front-line army units are ready to launch strikes on South Korea, ramping up pressure on its rival that it said flew drones and dropped leaflets...

A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. The letters read, “North Korea, unveiling the uranium enrichment facility for the first time.” (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea gives a glimpse of a secretive uranium-enrichment facility as Kim pushes for more nukes

September 13, 2024 at 8:28 a.m.

North Korea offered a rare glimpse into a secretive facility to produce weapons-grade uranium as state media reported Friday that leader Kim Jong Un visited the area and called for...

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