Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, sits in a car as he heads to a detention center in Uiwang ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over insurrection accusations related to his Dec. 3 martial law declaration, investigators said.

South Korean investigators managed to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday while avoiding a violent clash in the middle of Seoul. But the nation’s troubles are far from over.

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia. The country is home to almost 52 million people and uses the South Korean won as its currency. Its capital city ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's dramatic arrest on Wednesday (Jan 15) following his impeachment and weeks of defiance has intensified the country's political instability. After his arrest, Yoon ...

WASHINGTON − President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon upset key U.S. ally South Korea Tuesday when he labeled North Korea a "nuclear power" in a statement submitted to a ...

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO), in Gwacheon, South Korea after he was arrested from his presidential compound. Reuters Political ...

South Korean authorities on Wednesday arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over insurrection accusations related to his brief declaration of martial law on December 3, investigators said.

A vehicle carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, leaves for Seoul Detention Center at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials in Gwacheon ...

A screen shows footage of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol as supporters stage a rally to oppose his impeachment near the presidential residence in Seoul [Lee Jin-man/AP Photo ...

South Korean investigators announced on Wednesday that they had arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law bid early last month after a second police raid on the ...