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South Korea Yoon's lawyer says president will not attend first impeachment trial hearing, Yonhap reports
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing of the trial to determine if he his removed from office or reinstated, Yonhap news agency quoted his lawyer as saying on Sunday.
‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama
Crowds of people wrapped up against the bitter January cold clutch signs emblazoned with the slogan “Stop the Steal,” wave US flags, and don red MAGA-like hats.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief resigns
South Korea's Presidential Security Service chief resigned Friday and acting President Choi Sang-mok accepted it. President Yoon Suk Yeol remains in his fortified residence as law enforcement seeks to arrest him.
South Korea's far right borrows from Trump's playbook to bolster impeached Yoon
The president's ultraconservative supporters believe that the country has been overrun by North Korea sympathizers conspiring to destroy South Korea's freedoms.
South Korean leader's security chief warns against violent attempts to arrest Yoon
The security chief of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, under investigation for blocking Yoon's arrest, resigned on Friday and said any further efforts to detain the ex-leader must avoid bloodshed.
South Korean Opposition’s Support Slides as Yoon Defies Arrest
The support rate for South Korea’s main opposition that has been leading the impeachment campaign against President Yoon Suk Yeol dived, as investigators struggle to arrest the embattled leader.
S. Korea's Yoon Will Not Attend First Impeachment Hearing: Lawyer
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer said on Sunday.
South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief
South Korean police has questioned the chief of the presidential security service as the two agencies clashed over attempts ...
South Korea confirms Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers
Ukraine, US, and South Korea accuse North Korea of sending soldiers to aid Russia, with captured soldiers confirmed.
Flights, shipping delayed as South Korea struggles in grip of extreme low temperatures
South Korea was experiencing the coldest day of the winter so far Thursday with temperatures ranging from 14 degrees ...
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‘Limousine’ golf carts? Yep, in South Korea golfers ride in style
No matter where you play golf in South Korea, caddies drive you around in carts. Some of those carts are more souped-up than ...
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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 ...
South Korea’s political crisis deepens as generational divide creates rift in family relations
The division from a failed martial law attempt reveals a clash between older generations valuing economic stability and ...
Two weeks in, South Korea's latest leader Choi walks political tightrope
Two weeks after becoming South Korea's second acting president, Choi Sang-mok faces not only the task of steering a shaky ...
Is South Korea's young democracy under threat?
Meanwhile, criminal investigators looking into Yoon's alleged insurrection are said to be "mulling their next move", ...