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February 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Death of South Korean actor at 24 sparks discussion on social media, internet culture
South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron’s death this week has triggered an outpouring of grief and calls for changes to the way the country’s celebrities are treated in the public arena and on social media, which critics say can foster a culture of harassment
February 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
February 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Five are missing after a fishing boat capsizes off a South Korean island
Officials say five people are missing after a fishing boat capsized off South Korea’s Jeju island on Wednesday
February 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
January 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
South Korean president indicted on insurrection charges
Yoon declared martial law in a televised speech on Dec. 3.
January 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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After a weekslong confrontation, South Korea's impeached president Yoon is detained
South Korean police detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed.
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South Korea’s impeached president Yoon is detained
The detention comes weeks after investigators first attempted to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law in December. ABC News’ Joohee Cho reports.
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Impeached South Korean president detained after weeks-long confrontation
South Korean police detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed.
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Black box in South Korea plane crash missing crucial data
Authorities say both of the plane’s black boxes stopped working four minutes before the 737 tried to land in a major setback for the investigation into the crash.
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Court reissues warrant for impeached South Korean president
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s lawyer said he still strongly believes that the Corruption Investigation Office's execution of the arrest warrant is illegitimate.
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Court reissues warrant for impeached South Korean president, who remains at residence
Seoul Western District Court on Tuesday night reissued a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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'Another violation,' Blinken says of North Korean launch as he visits South Korea
The JCS said the South Korean military has heightened surveillance for additional launches and maintaining a readiness posture to share info with the U.S. and Japan.
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Protesters gather at impeached South Korean president's residence
Thousands of South Korean citizens gathered on Sunday near impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's residence a day before an arrest warrant for him expires. ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports.
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With a day left, South Korean anti-corruption agency urges police to arrest president
With the arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol expiring on Monday, the South Korean anti-corruption agency asked police to detain the embattled leader.
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Protesters gather at impeached South Korean president's residence
Thousands of South Korean citizens were gathering on Sunday near impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s residence a day before an arrest warrant for him expires.
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South Korean investigators drop effort to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
Police vehicles and crowds of the impeached president's backers were seen outside his home in the South Korean capital.
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South Korean investigators abandon effort to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency dispatched investigators to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday.
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Investigators comb South Korean runway following deadly Jeju Air plane crash
Some investigators were on their hands and knees, combing for forensic evidence around the crash site at Muan International Airport. Sunday's crash killed 179 people, leaving two survivors.
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Survivor speaks out after deadly plane crash in South Korea
One of the two Jeju Air crew members who survived the Boeing 737 crash and is recovering in the ICU told doctors that when he woke up, he had already been rescued.
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Investigators comb runway, searching for answers in deadly South Korean plane crash
After a deadly plane crash in South Korea, authorities are conducting a full investigation on 101 of the same model of aircraft that are operating in six local airlines.
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1 of 2 survivors of deadly South Korea jet crash is alert and talking
A flight attendant, one of just two survivors of the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea on Sunday that killed 179 people, is awake and talking, a hospital official said.
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Investigators probe cause of South Korean plane crash
A team from the NTSB joined South Korean investigators to figure out what led to Sunday's crash, which killed 179 people. Only two people -- both flight attendants -- survived the Jeju Air crash.
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Aviation expert on possible causes of South Korean jet crash
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks to pilot and aviation expert John Nance on what clues investigators are studying in the South Korea plane crash that claimed 179 lives.
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Arrest warrant issued for South Korea's impeached President Yoon
South Korean investigators' request for an arrest and search warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was approved by the court.
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What to know about the deadly Jeju Air plane crash
ABC News contributor and aviation consultant Col. Steve Ganyard breaks down the latest on the Jeju Air flight 2216 crash in South Korea.
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Mystery grows over deadly South Korea plane crash
Investigators are trying to determine what happened in the moments before a Boeing flight skidded off the runway, killing 179 people on board.
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South Korean President Yoon could be arrested over martial law declaration
Officials are seeking to arrest him on insurrection and abuse of power charges.
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179 dead in South Korean plane crash
U.S. federal officials have joined the investigation into the Jeju Air plane that was landing at Muan International Airport when it went off the runway and crashed into a wall.
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2 survivors recovering as South Korean officials probe Jeju Air plane crash
Authorities in South Korea were working on Monday to confirm the identities of more than three dozen of the 179 passengers who were killed when a Jeju Air plane crashed.
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Boeing 737 crash lands at airport in South Korea
The Jeju Air flight came in with no landing gear deployed, skidding at high speed before plowing into a wall and erupting into flames.
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179 dead, 2 rescued after plane crashes while landing in South Korea
179 people are dead after an airplane veered off a runway upon landing at an airport in South Korea on Sunday morning, according to local media.
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2 rescued, 179 dead in South Korean plane crash
ABC’s Gio Benitez reports on the plane crash in South Korea on “This Week.”
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179 dead after plane crash in South Korea
ABC News Contributor John Nance joins Live to discuss the Jeju Air flight 2216 crash.
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South Korean passenger plane crash-lands, killing scores
ABC News' contributor and aviation analyst John Nance discusses the deadly crash-landing, which authorities said killed at least 176 people.
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South Korea’s National Assembly impeaches acting president
The vote took place just 13 days after the country’s prime minister, Han Duk-soo, began his role as acting president.
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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.
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South Korea's ruling party leader resigns
The resignation comes two days after President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment vote.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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