The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

South Korea’s anti-corruption agency has dispatched investigators to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as hundreds of supporters remain gathered at his residence in Seoul

Yoon Suk Yeol accused of seeking to incite his supporters to obstruct attempts to detain him

Rival camps of South Korean protesters faced off in chaotic scenes outside the presidential compound Thursday, some trying to protect the impeached president inside from arrest, as others called for his immediate detention.

Police search for records related to plane’s maintenance and airport operations

Pressure builds on authorities to establish cause of crash which killed 179 people

As authorities probe passenger jet crash, police conduct ‘search and seizure operation’ at airline’s offices.

South Korean police said they raided Muan airport and the Jeju Air office Thursday morning over the crash involving one of the carrier's Boeing 737-800s that killed 179 people.

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was resisting arrest for a third day on Thursday after vowing to "fight" authorities seeking to question him over his failed martial law bid.

The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea Sunday when it issued a mayday call and belly-landed before hitting a barrier and bursting into flames, killing everyone aboard except two flight attendants pulled from the burning wreckage.