The rise and fall of Yoon Suk Yeol exposed a vulnerability in South Korean democracy, but also a resilience. Its people were ...

The BBC has spoken to people close to the president to understand what drove him to trigger an authoritarian takeover.

Reaction to a court verdict ousting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from office was a vivid window into the nation’s ...

-- Dec. 3: In a surprise announcement at 10:29 p.m. local time, President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law in a televised emergency address, claiming to eradicate "anti-state forces" and uphold free ...

In a dramatic climax to South Korea’s deepening political crisis, the Constitutional Court on Friday officially removed ...

South Korea's Constitutional Court said it will rule on whether to formally dismiss or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk ...

3, President Yoon Suk Yeol stunned South Koreans when he declared martial law on television ... National Assembly of the Republic of Korea via AFPTV National Assembly of the Republic of Korea ...

South Korean Buddhist monks and members of civic groups prostrate in every three steps in a march towards the Constitutional Court as they demand the dismissal of the impeached President Yoon Suk ...

A police officer stands guard outside the main gate of the Constitutional Court which is blocked by police fences and buses as part of precaution for an eventuality in Seoul, South Korea ...

South Korea, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. The letters read "President, comeback immediately." Credit: AP/Lee Jin-man The constitution limits the exercise of martial law to times of war or comparable ...

facing charges of insurrection over the martial law bid. South Korea has been roiled for months by Yoon's declaration of martial law on December 3, which also shocked world allies. If the ...