South Korea’s National Assembly has passed a sweeping amendment to its martial law statutes, aimed at preventing the ...

Police were placed on the highest security alert level ahead of the verdict. South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived declaration of ...

On Dec. 4, 2024, just past 1:20 a.m., former President Yoon Suk Yeol reportedly turned to then-Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and asked, “What now?” The question followed an unprecedented ...

In South Korea, the collective memory of a pro-democracy uprising inspires a new generation to resist authoritarianism.

Legal troubles for disgraced South Korean former president Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife, Kim Keon-hee, are expected to intensify as sweeping special counsel investigations targeting the couple are ...

South Koreans impeached their president Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 14 last year for briefly imposing martial law on Dec. 3 to quell opposition to his government.

What the investigations are about The three bills, overwhelmingly passed last week by the liberal-led legislature, call for independent investigations into Yoon’s hourslong martial law debacle; ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Just a week into his term in office, South Korea’s new liberal President Lee Jae-myung moved against his ousted conservative predecessor, approving legislation to ...