Protesters gathered near the presidential residence in the South Korean capital, Seoul, in support of President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was removed from office and subject to an arrest warrant after trying to declare martial law in the country, sparking widespread protests
3 day agoAt least 28 killed at South Korean airport following plane crash - Yonhap
3 day agoFlightRadar24 tracking of the last moments of 737 flight 7C2216 landing at the Muan airport in South Korea
Acting interior minister orders all-out efforts to rescue passengers at Muan crash site
23 casualties reported at plane crash site at Muan airport: authorities
3 day agoHundreds of thousands of South Koreans march through central Seoul demanding the immediate resignation of Yoon Suk Yeol, undeterred by sub-zero temperatures. On the last Saturday of 2024, an ocean of cheering sticks shine like stars, lighting the bitter cold night of Seoul as more than 500,000 South Koreans protest to demand Yoon Suk Yeol resign over his short-lived martial law decree
US say that North Korean troops are committing suicide rather than being captured by Ukrainian troops in Kursk region
South Korean parliament votes to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo. Finance Minister Choi becomes acting president
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second summons by anti-corruption authorities who, along with prosecutors, are investigating his short-lived martiallaw decree issued early this month
After 24-hour standoff at Seoul's Namtaeryeong pass, police have agreed to let some tractors from the Korean Peasants League proceed toward President Yoon's residence, following negotiations mediated by opposition lawmakers.1/ Amidst ongoing protests against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, farmers driving tractors and trucks have been locked in a standoff with police at Seoul's southern Namtaeryeong pass in freezing temperatures since noon yesterday.
SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully places South Korea's spy satellite into orbit: defense ministry
Rival protests take place in downtown Seoul over Yoon impeachment
South Korea's 3rd spy satellite lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base
2 week agoSouth Korean authorities make new attempt to raid presidential office, Yonhap reports
Pentagon confirms - " North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat in Kursk with Russians, alongside Russian forces" "We do have indications that they have suffered casualties - both killed and wounded" per @PentagonPresSec MajGen Pat Ryder
US Treasury Department website announces new sanctions package related to North Korea and Russia
2 week agoSouth Korean Prosecutors are seeking an Arrest Warrant for Lieutenant General Lee Jin-woo, the Head of Capital Defense Command, for his involvement in the Martial Law Plot led by Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. Lee has been detained since Friday, with him being Questioned on Saturday by Investigators
President Zelensky: Today there is already preliminary data that the Russians have begun to use soldiers from North Korea in assaults - a significant number. The Russians are including them in consolidated units and using them in operations in the areas of the Kursk region. Losses among this category are also already significant
2 week agoAs claimed, North Korean attack on the Kursk front
2 week agoSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached on Saturday after lawmakers voted at the National Assembly, with many protesters celebrating in the streets
South Korean President Yoon has been impeached over his decision to impose martial law last week. He will lose authority but stay in office while the Constitutional Court hears the case. PM Han Duck-soo, who is also under criminal investigation, will be acting president
Nat'l Assembly begins vote on Yoon impeachment motion
Police are considering filing an arrest warrant for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and raiding the presidential residence, as part of their investigation into insurrection charges against him over his botched bid to impose martial law
Civic organisations in South Korea plan to organise more large-scale protests ahead of Saturday’s vote and millions of South Korean citizens are expected to take part in protests across the country
Protesters gather in front of the parliament in Seoul
South Korea's election committee condemned Yoon for "denying (the legitimacy of) the very voting system that made himself president" with his claims of potential voting fraud, saying Yoon's martial law that saw troops raid the committee's HQ a "significant.threat to democracy."
South Korean protesters confronted by police in Seoul
2 week agoSouth Korean police make second attempt to raid presidential office compound as President Yoon Suk Yeol vows to fight "until the very last minute"
2 week agoSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol calls his political opponents as "anti-state forces", said North Korea has hacked the country's elections and defended his short-lived martial law order as a legal move to "protect democracy": "I will fight to the end"
South Korean president vows to fight to defend himself 'until the last moment'
