Under South Korea's constitution, the president can declare martial law during "wartime, war-like situations or other comparable national emergency states" that require the use of military force to maintain peace and order. It was questionable whether South Korea is currently in such a state. Whe...
South Korea’s president declared emergency martial law, setting the nation reeling and prompting K-pop fans to worry about enlisted idols.
South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as prosecutors named President Yoon Suk Yeol as a subject of a criminal investigation over last week's martial law attempt, a media report said, and his former defense minister was arrested. Yoon survived an impeachment ...
* South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol lifted early Wednesday the martial law he imposed a few hours earlier, giving in to lawmakers rejecting military rule. * South Korea's senior presidential staff, including the chief of staff and all the senior secretaries, offered to resign after Yoon's ...
Earlier this year, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un formally abandoned the goal of unification and designated South Korea his country’s “principal enemy”. If Yoon is impeached, fresh presidential elections must take place within 60 days and opposition lea...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges, vowing Thursday to “fight to the end” in response to attempts to impeach him and intensifying investig
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning martial law declaration lasted just hours but has cast doubt on his ability to govern for the remaining 2 1/2 years of his term and whether he will abide by democratic principles.
South Korea is reeling over a shock martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived gamble will have major implications.
Yoon's martial law declaration on Tuesday plunged Asia's fourth-largest economy and a key U.S. military ally into its greatest political crisis in decades, threatening to shatter South Korea's reputation as a democratic success story.
President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing parliamentary moves to impeach him after he sent heavily armed forces into Seoul’s streets with his declaration of martial law.