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Yoon supporters gather in South Korea as impeached president faces new arrest warrant
Supporters of South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol gathered outside his house in Seoul on Wednesday as Yoon continued to resist efforts to arrest him. The Constitutional Court has slated
Impeached South Korean President Yoon is resisting arrest. What happens now?
South Korea's political leadership was in uncharted territory on Saturday after President Yoon Suk Yeol resisted arrest over his failed martial law decree, days before the warrant for him expires
Lawyer for South Korea's Yoon Says Impeached President in Official Residence
Yoon Kab-keun, one of the lawyers representing South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, said on Thursday that Yoon was staying in his official residence. The lawyer made the comment in a briefing to reporters following recent speculation over the suspended president's whereabouts.
South Korea's Yoon faces new arrest attempt in fortified compound
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the embattled leader.
Impeached South Korean president's lawyers slam detention efforts as acting leader warns of clash
Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denounced efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern Wednesday over a possible clash between law enforcement agents and presidential security personnel.
South Korea's Impeached Leader Yoon Hunkers Down in Seoul's 'Beverly Hills'
Yoon has been lying low at his official residence in Hannam-dong, an upscale district popular with business tycoons and celebrities known as Korea's Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, investigators seeking to question him on allegations of insurrection have struggled to execute a warrant for his arrest.
South Korea's Yoon to accept court decision even if it ends presidency, lawyer says
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will accept the decision of the Constitutional Court that is trying parliament's impeachment case against him, even if it decides to remove the suspended leader from office,
South Korean authorities extend arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean authorities have granted a request to extend a warrant to detain the country’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his surprise declaration of martial law last month. The warrant expired on Monday at midnight (10 a.
Impeached South Korea president uses security forces to hold off efforts to detain him
A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even for observers used to the country’s famously rough and tumble politics.
Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan and France
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea, Japan and France from Jan. 4-9, the State Department said ...
FirstUp: Deadline to arrest South Korea’s Yoon, France’s Sarkozy’s corruption trial and other big news today
Today is the deadline for the arrest warrant of South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol. Former French President ...
Antony Blinken to Visit South Korea, Japan and France From January 4 to 9
Amid the ongoing political turmoil in South Korea, United States secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit the nation ...
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 ...
Before the Jeju Air crash, South Korea had gone from air safety 'pariah' to a global gold standard
The Jeju Air crash in South Korea is an outlier in a country considered to be a gold standard for airline safety.
Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan, France one last time
Blinken will meet with his counterpart Cho Tae-yul on Monday, Seoul's foreign ministry said in a statement, to discuss the ...
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S. Korea rival parties form plane crash task force despite political turmoil
South Korea's ruling and opposition parties agreed on Tuesday to form a joint parliamentary task force to probe the recent ...
Blinken heads to Asia, Europe on last expected trip as top US diplomat
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on what is expected to be his final overseas trip in office this weekend, ...