South Korea
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Trump welcomes South Korea’s new leader after claiming ‘purge’ in countryAny 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.WorldAug 25
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South Korea’s former leader takes off prison uniform to resist questioningOfficials 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.WorldAug 1
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South Korea’s former president faces new arrest over martial law decreeThe 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.WorldJul 9
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South Korea’s new president vows to restart talks with NorthLee 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.WorldJun 4
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South Korea plane crash victims’ families file complaint against officialsMany 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.WorldMay 14
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South Korea politics gets 3 major shake-ups in 24 hours as election loomsThe 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.WorldMay 1
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South Korea’s Yoon removed as president over martial law turmoilSouth Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol from office Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up a new election.WorldApr 4
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South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial lawThis 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.WorldJan 26
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South Korea’s impeached president detained in first for countrySouth Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was detained in a major law enforcement operation at the presidential compound Wednesday.WorldJan 15
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South Korea investigators ask acting president to clear way for Yoon’s arrestSouth 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.WorldJan 4
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