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December 24, 2024 at 7:32 AM
South Korea's opposition party vows to impeach acting president
South Korea’s main opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo after he missed an opposition-set deadline to approve independent investigations into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife
December 24, 2024 at 7:32 AM
December 16, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Party leader resigns after South Korean president’s martial law declaration
The South Korean National Assembly voted on Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol in a divisive vote.
December 16, 2024 at 4:36 PM
December 16, 2024 at 4:35 PM
South Korea's ruling party leader resigns
The resignation comes two days after President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment vote.
December 16, 2024 at 4:35 PM
December 16, 2024 at 9:58 AM
South Korea's Constitutional Court begins meeting on President Yoon's impeachment
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is dodging requests by investigative agencies to appear for questioning over his short-lived martial law decree
December 16, 2024 at 9:58 AM
December 15, 2024 at 7:50 PM
South Korea opposition urges top court to act swiftly on impeachment
South Korea’s opposition leader has offered to work with the government to ease the political tumult, a day after the opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol over a short-lived attempt to impose martial law
December 15, 2024 at 7:50 PM
December 15, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Thousands celebrate in Seoul after South Korean president impeached
South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after he sent troops to the National Assembly during his attempt to enforce martial law.
December 15, 2024 at 2:57 PM
December 15, 2024 at 3:02 AM
South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon over martial law order
South Korea’s parliament has impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law decree, a move that ended days of political paralysis but set up an intense debate over Yoon’s fate
December 15, 2024 at 3:02 AM
December 14, 2024 at 4:29 PM
South Korea passes impeachment bill on President Yoon Suk Yeol
The South Korean National Assembly has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday in a divisive vote.
December 14, 2024 at 4:29 PM
December 14, 2024 at 4:17 PM
South Korean president impeached over martial law
South Korea’s national assembly voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, suspending him from office after his declaration of martial law that plunged the country into political turmoil.
December 14, 2024 at 4:17 PM
December 13, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Seoul invests millions to become 'city without loneliness'
Officials in Seoul, South Korea, plan to spend $327 million over the next 5 years to battle loneliness.
December 13, 2024 at 1:29 PM
December 12, 2024 at 9:03 PM
South Korea's ruling conservative party leader in favor of impeaching President Yoon
The opposition parties moved to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol last week but failed.
December 12, 2024 at 9:03 PM
December 12, 2024 at 8:20 PM
'Unimaginable situation': South Korea endures fallout from martial law effort
President Yoon Suk Yeol listed numerous grievances against opposition lawmakers in an effort to justify his actions.
December 12, 2024 at 8:20 PM
December 12, 2024 at 6:17 PM
South Korea's ruling party leader now in favor of impeaching President Yoon
The leader of South Korea's ruling People Power Party says he is now in favor of impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law.
December 12, 2024 at 6:17 PM
December 12, 2024 at 12:46 PM
South Korea's Yoon defends martial law as an act of governance and vows to 'fight to the end'
South Korea’s president has defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges, vowing to “fight to the end” in response to attempts to impeach him and intensifying investigations into last week’s dramatic move
December 12, 2024 at 12:46 PM
December 11, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Police raid South Korean presidential office amid arrests after martial law
The search follows more than a week of political turmoil in South Korea after Yoon's brief failed imposition of a police state.
December 11, 2024 at 7:10 PM
December 10, 2024 at 1:02 AM
South Korean police consider travel ban for President Yoon over martial law
South Korea’s Justice Ministry has imposed an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion and other charges in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law last week
December 10, 2024 at 1:02 AM
December 9, 2024 at 6:35 PM
South Korean police consider travel ban for President Yoon amid martial law inquiry
"We promise the public that we will thoroughly investigate," South Korean senior police officer Woo Jong-soo said on Monday, local time.
December 9, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
2 months ago
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.”
2 months ago
3 months ago
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.
3 months ago
6 months ago
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.
6 months ago
6 months ago
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.
6 months ago
9 months ago
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.
9 months ago
1 year ago
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.
1 year ago
1 year ago
South Korea passes ban on dog meat
South Korea's National Assembly passed the bill by a 208-0 vote.
1 year ago
1 year ago
South Korean assembly bans dog meat trade, consumption
Dog meat consumption in South Korea will be prohibited by law starting in 2027.
1 year ago
1 year ago
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.
1 year ago
1 year ago
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.
1 year ago
1 year ago
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.
1 year ago
1 year ago
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.
1 year ago
1 year ago
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.
1 year ago
1 year ago
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.
1 year ago
1 year ago
South Korea fights bedbug infestation
The first bedbug outbreak was reported in October at a public bath house in Incheon.
1 year ago