South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorized the military to fire their weapons during his failed martial law bid, a prosecutors' report states.

South Korean lawmakers impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, two weeks after parliament voted to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol, further escalating tensions in South Korea. The crisis follows Yoon’s controversial martial law declaration on December 3,

South Korea's parliament on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his stunning and short-lived martial law decree, a move that ended days of political paralysis but set up an intense ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by parliament over his abortive attempt at martial law on December 3, 2024. However, a video that social media posts claimed shows his supporters rallying against the impeachment motion is unrelated.

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s governing party chief expressed support Friday for suspending the constitutional powers of President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing martial law this week, in a ...

According to a report from prosecutors, South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol told the defence chief that military forces could shoot if necessary to enter the National Assembly.

Hundreds of people gather in Seoul to protest against South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol two weeks after his impeachment. Rival protests from his supporters are also planned to take place around the country.

Tens of thousands of South Korean protesters rallied in Seoul on Saturday (December 28), intensifying calls for the immediate resignation of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s main opposition party submitted a motion on Thursday to impeach the country’s acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stemming from his short-lived martial law decree on Dec. 3.

Protests were planned across South Korea on Saturday, as supporters and opponents of suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol prepared to hold rival rallies two weeks after he was impeached.

South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, further deepening the country's political crisis set off by President Yoon Suk Yeol's stunning imposition of martial law and ensuing impeachment.

South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorized the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during