Tag: Martial law
Who Is South Korea’s New Leader?
After months of political turmoil in South Korea, Lee Jae-myung has won the presidential election by a wide margin. Mr. Lee’s campaign has...
South Korea’s President Will Learn His Fate on Friday
Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, who was impeached in December over his failed attempt to impose martial law, will learn...
Kyiv’s Mayor Feuds With President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine
Internal political tensions in Ukraine have been rising in anticipation of a cease-fire that might lead to elections. This week, they burst into...
South Korea’s President Yoon Is Indicted
South Korea’s impeached and arrested president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally indicted on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection last month when...
Investigators, With Reinforcements, Try Again to Detain South Korean Leader
Criminal investigators armed with a court-issued warrant prepared a second, much-anticipated operation early Wednesday to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning in...
South Korean Leader Shuns Trial as He Tries to Hold Off...
The Constitutional Court of South Korea began formal deliberations on Tuesday to decide whether to unseat President Yoon Suk Yeol. The impeached leader...
With South Korea in Crisis, Eight Justices Will Decide President’s Fate
For six weeks, South Korea has lurched through its worst political crisis in decades, throwing the resilience of the country’s democracy into question....
How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s President Yoon From Detention
South Korea’s Presidential Security Service, an agency assigned to protect the president, prides itself on being the “last bastion for a safe and...
In Seoul, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges to Democracies
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and the foreign minister of South Korea, Cho Tae-yul, both acknowledged the challenges to democracy in their...
South Korean Unrest Conspiracy Theories Are Spread by Social Media
Every day for the past week, Kim Kwon-seop, 72, has joined thousands of others gathered near the home of South Korea’s impeached president,...
