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FILE – In this photo provided by the South Korean President Office, the country’s President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 14, 2024. (South Korean Presidential Office via AP, File)

South Korean court rejects petition to release impeached president detained over martial law

January 16, 2025 at 8:38 a.m.

Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol failed in their court effort to secure his release on Thursday, a day after he was detained at his residence for questioning...

Police officers stand in front of the gate of the presidential residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean authorities take impeached President Yoon to detention center after questioning

January 15, 2025 at 8:14 a.m.

South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was sent to a detention center near Seoul on Wednesday night, after being questioned by anti-corruption officials who took him into custody over...

Impeached South Korean president issues defiant message as he faces possible detention

January 2, 2025 at 8:07 a.m.

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a message to conservative supporters rallying outside his Seoul residence, vowed to “fight to the end” against “anti-state forces,” while his legal...

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 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...

In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Office, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (South Korea Presidential Office via AP)

A look at the whirlwind events that led to the impeachment of South Korea’s president

December 14, 2024 at 10:33 a.m.

South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree this month, a shocking stunt that paralyzed the country’s politics, halted foreign policy...

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 – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol answers a reporter’s question during a news conference at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP, File)

South Korea lifts president’s martial law decree after lawmakers vote against it

December 3, 2024 at 4:23 p.m.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s government early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted...

In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, left, is welcomed by North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol upon his arrival at Pyongyang International Airport outside of Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (Russian Defense Press Service via AP)

Russian defense minister visits North Korea for talks with military and political leaders

November 29, 2024 at 12:58 p.m.

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean military and political leaders as the countries deepen their cooperation over Russia’s war in...

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