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Dec 16, 2024, 5:12 AM
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As South Korean court takes up president's impeachment, ruling party leader resigns
The South Korean National Assembly voted on Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol in a divisive vote.Dec 16, 2024, 5:12 AM
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Dec 15, 2024, 7:39 PM
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South Korea’s impeached leader avoids investigators as court begins meeting to determine his fate
Court has up to 180 days to decide whether to dismiss Yoon or restore his power.Dec 15, 2024, 7:39 PM
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Dec 14, 2024, 9:35 PM
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South Korean leaders seek calm after Yoon is impeached
Parliament voted to impeach Yoon over his attempt to impose martial law.Dec 14, 2024, 9:35 PM
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Dec 13, 2024, 8:41 PM
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South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order
The National Assembly passed the motion 204-85 in a floor vote.Dec 13, 2024, 8:41 PM
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Dec 14, 2024, 6:09 AM
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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.Dec 14, 2024, 6:09 AM
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Dec 13, 2024, 8:12 AM
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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.Dec 13, 2024, 8:12 AM
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Dec 12, 2024, 3:18 PM
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'Unimaginable situation': South Korea endures fallout from president's martial law effort
President Yoon Suk Yeol listed numerous grievances against opposition lawmakers in an effort to justify his actions.Dec 12, 2024, 3:18 PM
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Dec 12, 2024, 2:28 AM
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South Korea's ruling party leader now favors 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.Dec 12, 2024, 2:28 AM
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Dec 11, 2024, 7:58 PM
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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 moveDec 11, 2024, 7:58 PM
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Dec 11, 2024, 4:13 AM
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Police raid South Korean presidential office, arrest former defense minister following martial law declaration
The search follows more than a week of political turmoil in South Korea after Yoon's brief failed imposition of a police state.Dec 11, 2024, 4:13 AM
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Dec 8, 2024, 9:06 PM
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South Korea's Justice Ministry imposes a travel ban on President Yoon over martial law
They're investigating rebellion charges over his imposition of martial law.Dec 8, 2024, 9:06 PM
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Dec 8, 2024, 10:16 PM
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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.Dec 8, 2024, 10:16 PM
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Dec 9, 2024, 12:25 AM
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Fishing boat capsizes after colliding with sand barge in South Korea, killing 7
A fishing boat capsized after colliding with a sand barge in waters off South Korea’s southeastern coast, leaving seven crew members dead and one missing, according to local coast guard and fire departmentsDec 9, 2024, 12:25 AM
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Dec 7, 2024, 3:29 PM
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South Korea's president survives impeachment after ruling party lawmakers boycott 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.Dec 7, 2024, 3:29 PM
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Dec 7, 2024, 5:06 AM
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol 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.Dec 7, 2024, 5:06 AM
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Dec 5, 2024, 10:58 PM
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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.Dec 5, 2024, 10:58 PM
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Dec 5, 2024, 3:01 PM
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South Korean president dismisses defense minister after failed martial law declaration
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea declared martial law late Tuesday, before withdrawing troops hours later.Dec 5, 2024, 3:01 PM
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Dec 4, 2024, 1:57 AM
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South Korean opposition moves to impeach president after his declaration of martial law
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea declared martial law late Tuesday, before withdrawing troops hours later.Dec 4, 2024, 1:57 AM
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Dec 3, 2024, 3:58 PM
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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.Dec 3, 2024, 3:58 PM
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Dec 3, 2024, 8:41 PM
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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.Dec 3, 2024, 8:41 PM
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Oct 18, 2024, 5:01 AM
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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.Oct 18, 2024, 5:01 AM
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Oct 15, 2024, 3:30 AM
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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.Oct 15, 2024, 3:30 AM
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Jan 25, 2024, 6:38 AM
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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.Jan 25, 2024, 6:38 AM
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Jan 9, 2024, 5:25 AM
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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.Jan 9, 2024, 5:25 AM
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Jan 3, 2024, 2:10 AM
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South Korean opposition leader in ICU after attack at press conference, party officials say
South Korean Democratic Party Leader Lee Jae-myung was hospitalized after being attacked during a press conference in Busan, South Korea, police said.Jan 3, 2024, 2:10 AM
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Jan 2, 2024, 3:15 AM
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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.Jan 2, 2024, 3:15 AM
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Dec 26, 2023, 11:17 PM
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Lee Sun-kyun, star of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite,' dead at 48, police say
"Parasite" actor Lee Sun-kyun has died, police in South Korea confirmed to ABC News.Dec 26, 2023, 11:17 PM
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Nov 27, 2023, 2:59 AM
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North Korea redeploys troops to surveillance posts along DMZ after withdrawing from military agreement with South Korea
The North Korean military has been spotted re-installing surveillance posts according to surveillance footage provided by the South Korean military Monday.Nov 27, 2023, 2:59 AM
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Nov 8, 2023, 3:59 AM
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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.Nov 8, 2023, 3:59 AM
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Jul 20, 2023, 2:39 PM
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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.Jul 20, 2023, 2:39 PM
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Jun 15, 2023, 12:43 PM
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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.Jun 15, 2023, 12:43 PM
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Apr 27, 2023, 11:55 AM
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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.Apr 27, 2023, 11:55 AM
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May 18, 2023, 4:50 PM
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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.May 18, 2023, 4:50 PM
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Apr 27, 2023, 11:52 AM
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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.Apr 27, 2023, 11:52 AM
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Apr 20, 2023, 4:00 PM
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South Korea exporting arms to Poland amid controversy over lethal aid to Ukraine
South Korea has confirmed the exports deal to Poland will continue after President Yoon Suk Yeol signaled his intentions to possibly send weapons directly to Ukraine.Apr 20, 2023, 4:00 PM
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Nov 1, 2022, 9:19 AM
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South Korean police say 1st calls were made 4 hours before deadly crowd crush
Delayed police responses and an illegal street obstruction were contributing factors to the weekend’s crowd crush in Seoul, officials said on Tuesday.Nov 1, 2022, 9:19 AM
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Oct 31, 2022, 3:22 PM
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Seoul crowd crush exemplifies need for event control: Experts
Crowd control experts tell ABC News that there are protocols to prevent crowd crush incidents.Oct 31, 2022, 3:22 PM
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Oct 30, 2022, 9:07 PM
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Seoul Halloween crowd crush: At least 153 dead in crowd surge, officials say
At least 153 people were also injured in the crowd crush, South Korean officials said.Oct 30, 2022, 9:07 PM
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Oct 30, 2022, 5:28 AM
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South Korean president declares national mourning period after Seoul crowd crush
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol addressed the crowd crush that left at least 153 dead during Halloween festivities in in Seoul.Oct 30, 2022, 5:28 AM
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Oct 17, 2022, 9:08 AM
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BTS to serve in South Korean military amid heated debate over their exemption
BigHit Music made a surprise announcement that BTS will enlist in the South Korean military after a heated debate about whether to change the law.Oct 17, 2022, 9:08 AM
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