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South Korea's president avoids an impeachment attempt over short-lived martial law
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
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December 7, 2024 at 8:36 PM
South Korea's president avoids impeachment after ruling party boycotts vote
As lawmakers debated to impeach South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol, all but two members of Yoon’s own People Power Party walked out of the National Assembly session.
December 7, 2024 at 8:36 PM
December 7, 2024 at 10:22 AM
South Korean president faces impeachment vote after imposing martial law
The country's dominant opposition party moved to impeach Yoon on Wednesday, submitting a motion a day after his declaration of martial law set off political chaos.
December 7, 2024 at 10:22 AM
December 6, 2024 at 4:01 AM
South Korea's ruling party now believes it is 'necessary' to suspend President Yoon
Relieving South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol of his duties would "protect the Republic of Korea and its people,” the ruling party's leader said.
December 6, 2024 at 4:01 AM
December 5, 2024 at 8:01 PM
South Korean president accepts defense minister's resignation
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea declared martial law late Tuesday, before withdrawing troops hours later.
December 5, 2024 at 8:01 PM
December 4, 2024 at 4:46 PM
South Korean president faces calls to resign
Retired Gen. Robert Abrams joined ABC News Live to discuss President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea declaring martial law late Tuesday, before withdrawing troops hours later.
December 4, 2024 at 4:46 PM
December 4, 2024 at 4:23 PM
South Korean president faces fallout after failed martial law attempt
ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports on the fallout after President Yoon Suk Yeo declared martial law on Tuesday night, a decision which lawmakers unanimously voted to be overturned.
December 4, 2024 at 4:23 PM
December 4, 2024 at 4:00 PM
South Korean president faces impeachment after martial law declaration
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea declared martial law late Tuesday, before withdrawing troops hours later.
December 4, 2024 at 4:00 PM
December 4, 2024 at 12:49 PM
US has 'grave concern' as South Korea imposes, then overturns, martial law
Officials from the White House, Pentagon and State Department all said they were in close contact with their South Korean counterparts as they assessed the situation.
December 4, 2024 at 12:49 PM
December 4, 2024 at 5:49 AM
US expresses 'grave concern' after South Korea’s president imposes martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing growing calls to resign, after he imposed martial law Tuesday, claiming opposition leaders are trying to overthrow the government.
December 4, 2024 at 5:49 AM
December 4, 2024 at 3:09 AM
South Korean president backs down after martial law declaration
ABC News’ Joohee Cho reports from Seoul on the sudden declaration of martial law in South Korea, as well as the responses that may have informed President Yoon Suk Yeol's reversal on Tuesday.
December 4, 2024 at 3:09 AM
December 4, 2024 at 1:56 AM
South Korean president's chief of staff resigns after martial law lifted
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea declared martial law late Tuesday, before withdrawing troops hours later.
December 4, 2024 at 1:56 AM
December 3, 2024 at 7:16 PM
South Korean parliament votes to lift martial law following president's declaration
President Yoon said he declared martial law due to the opposition's actions.
December 3, 2024 at 7:16 PM
December 3, 2024 at 5:02 PM
South Korean president declares martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an "emergency martial law" in a televised speech on Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency reported.
December 3, 2024 at 5:02 PM
November 29, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Customers at Starbucks can sip coffee and observe a quiet North Korean village
Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a Starbucks shop at a South Korean border observatory
November 29, 2024 at 9:26 AM
November 25, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Seoul court acquits South Korean opposition leader on charges of instigating perjury
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been acquitted on charges he persuaded a witness to lie in court to understate Lee's past criminal conviction, in a rare moment of relief from broad legal troubles that threaten to derail his political c...
November 25, 2024 at 8:46 AM
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North Korea trash balloon lands in South Korea president's compound, security says
A North Korean "trash balloon" landed inside the South Korean presidential compound in the capital Seoul on Thursday amid rising tensions between the two neighbors.
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North Korea sending troops to aid Russia: South Korean intelligence
ABC News' Britt Clennett reports on this potential threat and the response from the U.S.
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BTS member J-Hope finishes mandatory military enlistment in South Korea
K-pop idol J-Hope was discharged from the military on Thursday, becoming the second member of BTS to finish mandatory enlistment in South Korea.
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South Korea fires warning shots after North Korea blows up border roads
South Korea's military said Tuesday it detected explosions on two cross-border roads connecting the country to North Korea.
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South Korea fires warning shots after North Korea blows up border roads
South Korea's military said Tuesday it detected explosions on two cross-border roads connecting the country to North Korea.
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South Korean author Han Kang awarded Nobel Prize in literature
The poet and novelist was praised by the Nobel committee for her “intense poetic prose.”
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South Korea threatens military response for North Korean 'trash balloons'
South Korea officials said Pyongyang has launched 5,500 balloons across the border since May.
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US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as Putin threatens to arm North Korea
A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, reached port in Busan for planned drills with South Korea and Japan.
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BTS members embrace bandmate Jin after he's discharged from South Korean military
RM played the trumpet as fellow BTS members J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook lined up to embrace Jin, who was discharged from his mandatory service in the South Korean military.
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Police chase runaway ostrich in South Korea
An ostrich escaped from a zoo in South Korea on Tuesday and ran wild in the streets for about an hour until being safely captured, officials say.
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South Korean ruling party lawmaker attacked in Seoul, aide says
Bae, a member of the People Power Party and a former TV journalist, was hit with a palm-sized rock on the back of her head, an aide said.
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South Korea passes ban on dog meat
South Korea's National Assembly passed the bill by a 208-0 vote.
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South Korean assembly bans dog meat trade, consumption
Dog meat consumption in South Korea will be prohibited by law starting in 2027.
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South Korean opposition leader in ICU after attack at press conference
South Korean Democratic Party Leader Lee Jae-myung was hospitalized after being attacked during a press conference in Busan, South Korea, police said.
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South Korean opposition leader stabbed, rushed to hospital
South Korean Democratic Party Leader Lee Jae-myung was hospitalized after being attacked during a press conference in Busan, South Korea, state media reported.
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South Korean opposition leader stabbed, rushed to hospital
South Korean Democratic Party Leader Lee Jae-myung was hospitalized after being attacked during a press conference in Busan, South Korea, state media reported.
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Lee Sun-kyun, star of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite,' dies, police say
"Parasite" actor Lee Sun-kyun has died, police in South Korea confirmed to ABC News.
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North Korea redeploys troops to surveillance posts along DMZ, South Korea says
The North Korean military has been spotted re-installing surveillance posts according to surveillance footage provided by the South Korean military Monday.
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South Korea fights off unprecedented bedbug infestation
South Korean officials have been detecting and exterminating bedbugs for the last two weeks as a major disinfection of transportation and public facilities is on the way.
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South Korea fights bedbug infestation
The first bedbug outbreak was reported in October at a public bath house in Incheon.
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Biden holds milestone summit with Japan and South Korea
The president's historic summit in Camp David is where Japan and South Korea agreed to expand security and economic ties.
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Biden holds landmark trilateral meeting with Japanese, Korean leaders
ABC News’ Selina Wang is at Camp David where President Joe Biden is set to hold a trilateral meeting with Japanese and South Korean leaders.
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US nuclear-armed submarine makes rare appearance in South Korea
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz reports on the U.S. nuclear submarine in South Korea on “This Week.”
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Exclusive: Inside the US nuclear missile sub in South Korea
Martha Raddatz reports from inside the first U.S. nuclear sub to visit South Korea, in four decades.
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ABC News Exclusive: Inside the US nuclear ballistic missile submarine in South Korea
Martha Raddatz reports from the first such sub to visit near North Korea.
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Inside look of nuclear US submarine in South Korea
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz goes aboard the U.S.S. Kentucky, a nuclear ballistic missile submarine and first of its kind to travel to the country in more than four decades.
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North Korea fires 'unidentified ballistic missile,' South Korean military says
North Korea fired "an unidentified ballistic missile" toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
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Seoul musicians protest Ukraine war with music
More than a hundred cellists have played in front of the Russian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, since March 2022.
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State dinner surprise: South Korean president sings 'American Pie'
Yoon's visit marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S. and South Korea’s alliance.
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Group of North Koreans defect, cross border into South Korea
A group of North Koreans crossed the Northern Limit Line in a fishing boat on May 6, South Korean authorities confirmed Thursday.
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South Korean President Yoon delivers remarks during joint meeting of Congress
ABC’s Elizabeth Schulze reports on South Korean President Yoon’s message of democracy before a joint meeting of Congress, as well as the latest GDP report and the GOP House vote on the debt ceiling.
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South Korean president sings 'American Pie' at White House State Dinner
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol stole the show with his rendition of Don McClean’s “American Pie.”
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Yoon tells Congress the US-South Korea alliance is 'stronger than ever'
The U.S. and South Korea are marking the 70th anniversary of their alliance as they face North Korean aggression and Chinese expansion in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Chip and Joanna Gaines attend President Joe Biden's South Korea state dinner
The "Fixer Upper" stars, along with other celebrities like Angelina Jolie and her son Maddox, were in attendance at the White House event for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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