SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, as most ruling ...

In a defiant televised address, President Yoon argued his martial-law decree was an act of governance. The South Korean leader is under investigation for a variety of charges, including insurrection.

On December 3, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a nationally televised emergency address. The announcement triggered nationwide unrest, marked by protests and revolts ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law on Dec 3 night, sending shock waves through the nation. The announcement has left citizens and experts alike scrambling to ...

A former South Korean defense minister was formally arrested Wednesday (local time) over his alleged collusion with President Yoon Suk Yeol and others in imposing martial law last week ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol said his declaration of martial law was born out of “desperation,” and apologized for causing “anxiety.” President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea delivered the ...

SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Dec 3 for the first time in the country since 1980. Below is a Reuters translation of the military decree by the Martial Law ...

Mr. Yoon, a deeply unpopular leader, faces potential arrest after declaring martial law for the first time in decades. Here’s how the turmoil unfolded. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul Pres ...

SEOUL, Dec 4 (Reuters) - At his confirmation hearing three months ago, South Korea's defence minister Kim Yong-hyun rejected accusations from the opposition that he wanted to impose martial law.

He allegedly recommended the imposition of martial law and resigned as defense minister on Thursday. Shin Yong-hae, the commissioner general of Korea Correctional Service, said Kim made the ...

SEOUL, Dec 11 (Reuters) - North Korean state media KCNA on Wednesday reported for the first time on South Korea's ongoing political turmoil since President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law attempt.

Demonstrators gathered in opposition to the president's surprise declaration of martial law, and called for him to resign South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol has said that martial law would be ...