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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.
‘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 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.
What to know about the siege outside South Korea’s presidential compound
For weeks, impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has remained in his compound and refused to respond to detention and search warrants.
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.
South Korea's Yoon faces new arrest attempt in fortified compound
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the embattled leader.
Supporters of impeached South Korean president Yoon continue to pledge to protect him
Hundreds of supporters gathered once again outside the president's official residence, pledging to protect him from South Korea's national anti-corruption agency. About 150 anti-corruption agency investigators and police officers tried to detain Yoon on Friday but retreated after a tense standoff with the presidential security service that lasted over five hours.
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 ...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Plight of South Korea’s democracy has lessons for us
Polarization in South Korea, has helped a political leader rally enough support to potentially thwart accountability.
South Korean Colonel Who Accused President of Whitewash Is Acquitted
The case, involving an inquiry into a marine’s death, had stoked political tensions long before President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ...
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 ...
South Korean authorities extend arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean authorities have granted a request to extend a warrant to detain the country’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol ...
South Korea acting President Choi says to monitor financial markets around the clock
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Friday the government will make an all-out effort to stabilise the ...
How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s Leader From Detention
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security service stopped an effort to detain him on insurrection charges and has vowed to do so ...
Robert Pattinson and Bong Joon-ho's ‘Mickey 17' to Premiere in South Korea Ahead of Worldwide Release – Global Bulletin
PATTINSON PREMIERE Bong Joon-ho‘s upcoming science fiction film, “Mickey 17,” is scheduled to debut in South Korean theaters ...