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 party lawmakers boycotted a ...
In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed Yoon’s decision to rescind martial law but stopped short of criticizing the South Korean leader. South Korea, home to about ...
Martial law was last imposed in South Korea in 1980, seven years before the country transitioned from a military dictatorship to a democracy. Yoon’s short-lived declaration triggered painful ...
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law in an unannounced late-night address broadcast live on YTN television, claiming he would eradicate “shameless pro ...
The South Korean Justice Ministry ... affairs and vowed to eliminate "shameless North Korea followers and anti-state forces." Yoon’s martial law decree only lasted six hours because the ...
Meanwhile, South Korea’s ruling party on Thursday picked ... The controversy erupted on 3 December when Mr Yoon invoked martial law, deploying fewer than 300 soldiers to the National ...