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Jan 6, 2025, 2:03 AM
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North Korea tests ballistic missile as Blinken 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.Jan 6, 2025, 2:03 AM
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Jan 5, 2025, 11:49 PM
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South Korean anti-corruption agency asks police to arrest impeached President Yoon
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.Jan 5, 2025, 11:49 PM
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Jan 5, 2025, 7:33 AM
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Protesters gather at impeached South Korean president's residence, as arrest warrant nears expiration
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.Jan 5, 2025, 7:33 AM
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Jan 6, 2025, 3:45 AM
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What to know about the siege outside South Korea's presidential compound
A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even for observers used to the country’s famously rough and tumble politicsJan 6, 2025, 3:45 AM
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Jan 5, 2025, 7:08 PM
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South Korean anti-corruption agency asks police to take over efforts to detain impeached Yoon
Its investigators failed to bring him to custody after an hours-long standoff.Jan 5, 2025, 7:08 PM
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Jan 4, 2025, 11:00 PM
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South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon's ouster as detention deadline looms
Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and arrest, as authorities prepared to renew their efforts to de...Jan 4, 2025, 11:00 PM
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Jan 3, 2025, 3:31 AM
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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.Jan 3, 2025, 3:31 AM
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Jan 1, 2025, 10:59 PM
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Impeached South Korean president issues defiant message as he faces possible detention
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has issued a defiant statement to his rightwing supporters gathered outside his residence in the capital of SeoulJan 1, 2025, 10:59 PM
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Jan 1, 2025, 1:50 AM
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Grieving families of victims of South Korean plane crash visit site for a memorial service
Grieving relatives of people killed in a plane crash in South Korea have visited the site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year’s DayJan 1, 2025, 1:50 AM
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Dec 31, 2024, 5:34 AM
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Investigators comb South Korean runway, searching for answers in deadly Jeju Air 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.Dec 31, 2024, 5:34 AM
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Dec 30, 2024, 10:52 AM
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Survivor of South Korea plane crash is awake and speaking: Hospital official
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.Dec 30, 2024, 10:52 AM
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Dec 30, 2024, 7:43 PM
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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.Dec 30, 2024, 7:43 PM
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Dec 30, 2024, 9:05 AM
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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.Dec 30, 2024, 9:05 AM
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Dec 29, 2024, 9:40 PM
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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.Dec 29, 2024, 9:40 PM
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Dec 27, 2024, 2:46 AM
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South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han
South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-sooDec 27, 2024, 2:46 AM
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Dec 26, 2024, 1:51 AM
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South Korean opposition submits motion to impeach the country's acting president as strife deepens
South Korea’s main opposition party has submitted a motion to impeach the country’s acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeo...Dec 26, 2024, 1:51 AM
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Dec 23, 2024, 11:31 PM
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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 wifeDec 23, 2024, 11:31 PM
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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 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, 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, 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 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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