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South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant

South Korea’s Impeached President Fends Off Arrest Attempt Over Martial-Law Decree

Yoon Suk Yeol’s bodyguards thwarted investigators in another tense showdown resulting from his short-lived martial law decree.

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South Korea's impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff

South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff on Friday during which he defied their attempt to detain him. It’s the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached in

The Conversation · 10h

South Korea: failed arrest of impeached president sets stage for more turmoil in 2025

On Friday morning, officials abandoned an attempt to detain South Korea’s embattled president, throwing the country deeper into chaos.

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Vox · 1h

The past 24 hours in South Korea’s chaotic politics, explained

It’s been a contentious 24 hours in South Korean politics, after impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol narrowly avoided arrest for insurrection on Friday, a month after his martial law declaration.

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Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan and France

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea, Japan and France from Jan. 4-9, the State Department said on Friday, amid a political crisis in Seoul. South Korea's presidential guards and military troops on Friday prevented authorities from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol,

Yahoo · 17h

Blinken to visit South Korea with eye on political crisis

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit South Korea for talks next week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday, with the country mired in political turmoil as its impeached president resists arrest.

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South Korea President Yoon survives impeachment vote after declaring martial law this week

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote in the opposition ... threatening to shatter South Korea's reputation as a democratic success story. The opposition needed ...

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Supporters of South Korea's Yoon adopt 'Stop the Steal', hope Trump will help

Yoon's defence of his actions has had similarities to Trump's political rhetoric with him citing possible voting ...

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[NEW YEAR SPECIAL] South Korea enters 2025 with battered yet resilient democracy

As South Korea ushers in 2025, its democracy stands at a critical moment. The nation is still reeling from the political ...

Crisis-struck South Korea starts new year on unhappy, uncertain note

As South Koreans mull the aftershocks of a deadly air crash, the country’s ongoing political crisis has no end in sight — ...

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South Korea's acting president vows continued cooperation with US, Japan

South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok vowed to continue trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States, ...

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