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January 15, 2025

Impeached South Korean president detained weeks after martial law chaos

South Korean law enforcement detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to bring him in for questioning following his short-lived martial law declaration last month.

January 14, 2025

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested: report

Disgraced South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was reportedly arrested over insurrection charges stemming from last month's shocking martial law declaration.

January 12, 2025

Ukraine has captured 2 North Korean soldiers, South Korea's intelligence service says

Ukraine captured two wounded North Korean soldiers who were fighting on behalf of Russia in a Russian border region, South Korea’s intelligence service said.

January 6, 2025

Russia to share advanced satellite technology with North Korea, Blinken warns

Russia is planning to share advanced satellite technology with North Korea, according to a warning from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

January 3, 2025

South Korea’s impeached president avoids arrest attempt after hourslong standoff

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an arrest attempt Friday after an hourslong standoff between anti-corruption investigators and presidential security.

December 31, 2024

Airline says pre-flight inspection of South Korea plane showed 'no issues': report

Investigators are in South Korea searching through plane crash debris to try to determine what caused the country's deadliest air disaster in decades, which killed 179.

December 31, 2024

Arrest warrant issued for impeached South Korean president as political crisis deepens

A South Korean court approved arrest warrants on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence amid a criminal investigation into his martial law decree.

December 30, 2024

Court issues arrest warrant for South Korea's President Yoon

A South Korean court issues arrest warrant for sitting President Yoon Suk Yeol over his decision in December to impose martial law over the nation.

December 30, 2024

South Korea deadly plane crash: US sends investigators to country still reeling from disaster that killed 179

The U.S. is sending investigators to South Korea to probe the deadly plane crash that killed 179 people as officials comb through over 600 body parts.

December 30, 2024

Aviation expert casts doubt on bird strike theory in deadly South Korean plane crash: 'Doesn't make sense'

Aviation consultant Mike Boyd speculated that multiple issues could have been at play in the deadly plane crash that killed nearly all passengers on board in South Korea.