Strength of South Korea democracy tested as president defies arrest
Protesters have thronged the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, where officials trying to arrest him were blocked by security guards.
What to know about the siege outside South Korea's presidential compound
A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea has been a startling development, even for observers used to the country's famously rough and tumble politics.
Supporters of impeached South Korean president find inspiration in Trump
It isn’t a Donald Trump rally, however, but a protest by conservative supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who could become the East Asian democracy’s first sitting president to be arrested after he plunged it into political instability last month with his botched attempt to declare martial law.
South Korea crisis mounts as clock ticks on arrest warrant for president
South Korea’s anti-graft agency will seek to extend an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, as pressure mounted on law enforcement to resolve the country’s escalating political crisis.
South Korean protesters brave cold to demand president's ouster
Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and arrest,
South Korea: police refuse to arrest impeached President
South Korea's political chaos worsens as police refuse to arrest the impeached President. Also: Russia says it has captured a key town in eastern Ukraine, and the wild cat that's come back from the brink of extinction.
South Korean Agency Asks Police To Take Over Efforts To Detain Impeached President
Investigators failed to take Yoon Suk Yeol into custody following a standoff with the presidential security service last week.
Supporters of S. Korea's Yoon protest near presidential residence
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol waved South Korean and U.S. flags during a protest near the presidential residence on Monday (January 6) as the expiry of an arrest warrant loomed.
South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea
North Korea on Monday fired a ballistic missile that flew 1,100 kilometers (685 miles) before landing in waters between the ...
In South Korea, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges Facing Democracies
The U.S. secretary of state aimed to show that his country stood by South Korea as it grapples with a political crisis, and ...
South Korea extends shutdown of Muan airport due to crash probe
South Korea's government said on Monday it will extend the shutdown of Muan International Airport by a week to Jan. 14, ...
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Lessons from self-inflicted blows to democracy in South Korea and the U.S.
The brief declaration of martial law in South Korea last month has drawn comparisons to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.
South Korea's Plans To Tackle Population Crisis in 2025
The government has little to show for the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on pro-natal policies over nearly two decades ...
How ‘Stop the Steal’ Became a Protest Slogan in South Korea
Right-wing YouTubers helped President Yoon Suk Yeol get elected. Now that he’s been impeached, they’re rallying his ...
Taiwan asks South Korea for help over Chinese ship after subsea cable damaged
Taiwan has asked South Korea for assistance investigating a Chinese-owned ship suspected of cutting a subsea cable off its ...
Blinken Expresses Confidence in South Korea’s Acting Leadership
Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed confidence in South Korea’s acting leader as the two nations reaffirmed their ...
North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets
North Korea says its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike targets in the ...