South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol faces additional criminal charges as prosecutors allege that he flew drones over North Korea to deliberately create tensions and justify his plans to declare martial law.
The leader of the Unification Church has been questioned by investigators over allegations that the church bribed the wife of South Korea's jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker close to him in an effort to secure business favors.
South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee and former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo have been indicted as part of investigations into the administration of ousted President Yoon Suk-Yeol and his attempt to overcome opposition by declaring martial law.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has nominated a five-term liberal lawmaker as defense minister, breaking with a tradition of appointing retired military generals.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is putting up a desperate fight for his political life at Seoul’s Constitutional Court after being impeached and arrested for his short-lived imposition of martial law last year.
Law enforcement authorities have requested a warrant to formally arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is spending his third day at a detention center after his lawyers failed in a last-minute attempt to secure his release.
Thousands have braved the frigid January weather in Seoul protests, waving South Korean and American flags and shouting vows to protect their embattled conservative hero, the impeached South Korean president facing imprisonment over potential rebellion charges.
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.
South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law declaration.
South Korea's previous defense minister has been formally arrested over his alleged collusion with President Yoon Suk Yeol and others in imposing martial law last week.
South Korean prosecutors have detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last week’s brief but stunning martial law imposition to President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol has avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law.
South Korea’s president has replaced his defense minister as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the stunning-but-brief imposition of martial law that brought armed troops into Seoul streets.
South Korea’s opposition parties moved to impeach the president over the shocking and short-lived declaration of martial law that drew heavily armed troops to encircle parliament.
The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the U.S. presence in the region.
The Biden administration says some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days.