Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun has attempted to end his own life while in custody, the head of the country’s correctional service said Wednesday, as a political crisis from ...

South Korean prosecutors on Sunday detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last week’s brief but stunning martial law imposition to President Yoon Suk Yeol, making him the ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, December 7, 2024. via REUTERS A South Korean legislative push to impeach ...

The president has been barred from leaving South Korea at the request of police, prosecutors and an anti-corruption agency. Fresh protests calling for his impeachment have taken place in Seoul.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president on Wednesday met a visiting Ukraine delegation and called for the two countries to formulate countermeasures in response to the threat posed ...

This is the shocking moment a South Korean security service personnel points a weapon at a protester outside the National Assembly in Seoul after "emergency martial law" was declared. Dozens of ...

SEOUL, Dec 12 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's switch from contrition to defiance on Thursday over his martial law order rallied some supporters but other members of his party ...

SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last week’s brief but stunning martial law imposition to President Yoon Suk-yeol ...

Pyongyang has long coveted an advanced air-defense system to guard against missiles and war planes from the United States and South Korea. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul Russia has supplied ...