South Korea
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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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South Korea’s impeached president defies arrest warrant after standoffSouth Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him.WorldJan 3
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South Korean authorities move to arrest impeached president YoonA Seoul court issued a warrant for Yoon’s detention after he evaded multiple requests to appear for questioning and blocked searches of his office in Seoul.WorldJan 2
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South Korea to conduct Boeing inspections after deadly plane crashSouth Korean officials said Monday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's airlines.WorldDec 30, 2024
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South Korea’s acting president has been impeached. What to knowThe successive impeachments that suspended the country’s top two officials are unprecedented, and the deputy prime minister Choi Sang-mok is now South Korea's new interim leader.PoliticsDec 27, 2024
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