South Korea

• Trump welcomes South Korea’s new leader after claiming ‘purge’ in country

  Any prospect of a hostile Oval Office meeting evaporated after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung heaped praise onto the U.S. president despite Trump's social media post.

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  Aug 25, 2025
  
• South Korea’s former leader takes off prison uniform to resist questioning

  Officials said Yoon Suk Yeol took off his prison uniform and laid down on the floor at his detention room in an effort to continue to resist questioning.

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  Aug 1, 2025
  
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• South Korea’s former president faces new arrest over martial law decree

  The arrest warrant issued by the Seoul Central District Court sent Yoon back to a detention center near the capital, four months after his release in March.

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  Jul 9, 2025
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• South Korea’s new president vows to restart talks with North

  Lee began his term hours after winning an election triggered in April by the removal of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated imposition of martial law late last year.

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  Jun 4, 2025
• South Korea plane crash victims’ families file complaint against officials

  Many bereaved families complain of what they see as a lack of meaningful progress in efforts to determine what caused the disaster and who is responsible.

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  May 14, 2025
• South Korea politics gets 3 major shake-ups in 24 hours as election looms

  The top court cast doubt on the frontrunner's eligibility to run for the presidency, while the resignations of the prime minister and finance minister shook the interim government.

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  May 1, 2025
• South Korea’s Yoon removed as president over martial law turmoil

  South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol from office Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up a new election.

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  Apr 4, 2025
• South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law

  This is the latest blow to Yoon, who was impeached and arrested over his Dec. 3 martial law decree that plunged the country into political turmoil.

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  Jan 26, 2025
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• South Korea’s impeached president detained in first for country

  South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was detained in a major law enforcement operation at the presidential compound Wednesday.

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  Jan 15, 2025
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• South Korea investigators ask acting president to clear way for Yoon’s arrest

  South Korean investigators again asked the country's acting president to order the presidential security service to comply with an arrest warrant for the impeached president.

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  Jan 4, 2025