What to know about the siege outside South Korea’s presidential compound
For weeks, impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has remained in his compound and refused to respond to detention and search ...
South Korean anti-corruption agency and police debate tougher measures to detain impeached president
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials will likely seek a new court warrant to extend the window for ...
Al Jazeera English6h
North Korea fires missile as Blinken meets South Korean officials
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets South Korea’s Acting President Choi Sang-mok in Seoul. North Korea has fired a ...
Marin Independent Journal17h
Another View: Conflict in South Korea reopens the very wounds examined in this year’s Nobel laureate’s work
When the Nobel committee recognized Han Kang in October for her body of work exploring “the fragility of human life,” it ...
How ‘Stop the Steal’ Became a Protest Slogan in South Korea
Right-wing YouTube​rs helped President Yoon Suk Yeol​ win his election. They are now his allies in the wake of his botched ...
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Lessons from South Korea's (and the U.S.'s) self-inflicted blows to democracy
South Korea's political crisis began a month ago with the brief declaration of martial law. It's a recent example of power grabs in established democracies that holds lessons for other nations.
Impeached South Korean president blocks arrest
The danger of another declaration of martial law or military coup remains in South Korea as Yoon makes clear he intends to ...
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South Korea faces crisis as Yoon Suk Yeol resists arrest
South Korea is embroiled in a deepening political crisis as impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol continues to resist arrest over his controversial and failed martial law bid. The embattled former leader, ...
South Korea country profile
South Korea has developed into one of Asia's most affluent countries since partition in 1948. The Communist North has slipped ...
Chaotic standoff as investigators try to arrest impeached South Korean president
Amid chaotic scenes, South Korea veered into uncharted legal and constitutional territory early Friday morning, as a group of ...
South Korea court approves arrest of President Yoon in martial law investigation
A South Korean court gave authorities approval on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in a criminal ...
The Diplomat6d
South Korean Women’s Resistance at the Heart of Yoon Suk-yeol’s Impeachment
More than a reaction to Yoon’s autocratic and anti-feminist tendencies, the massive participation of women is the culmination ...