South Korea's Yoon defends actions at impeachment hearing over martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
But the concerns proved warranted. Yoon imposed martial law in the middle of the night on Dec. 3, plunging South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades — with the defense minister ...
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s top aides offered to resign hours after he rescinded his extraordinary order. Protesters are calling for his resignation as lawmakers prepare to meet. Follow live news ...
The unexpected move from Yoon -- the first time martial law had been declared in South Korea in more than four decades -- alarmed the United States and the country's other allies. In a ...
Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik’s adherence to constitutional procedure was key in overturning the president’s martial law decree and making troops stand down. South Korea's National Assembly ...
US Forces Korea denied reports spread by online media outlet Sky Daily claiming that 99 Chinese spies were captured by US forces and sent to Japan when martial law was invoked, stating that such ...
South Korea's consumer sentiment has recovered from a two-year low in January as the country is struggling to navigate political turmoil sparked by President Yoon Suk Yeol's shocking martial law ...
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the anniversary of the Elysee Treaty, signed ...
Despite the detention of President Yoon Suk Yeol and the ongoing impeachment trial, recent polls show the Democratic Party (DP) trailing behind the ruling People Power Party (PPP).
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