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South Korea gripped by uncertainty as MPs defy president’s declaration of martial law

Yoon Suk Yeol says in late-night address that opposition parties have taken parliamentary process hostage

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2024

South Korean President's Party Chief Condemns Martial Law Introduction

Han Dong-hoon's strong opposition to martial law in South Korea sparks internal divisions and public debate, raising concerns over its potential implementa...

South Korea imposes martial law

President Yoon Suk Yeol's shock move was denounced by the liberal opposition, which controls parliament

Salon · Dec 3, 2024

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South Korea President Declares Emergency Martial Law

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared emergency martial law, accusing the opposition of being "anti-state forces intent on overthrowing the regime" amid parliamentary wrangling over a budget bill.

International Business Times · Dec 3, 2024

South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment vote over martial law as minister offers to resign: Live

Protesters gather at Gwanghwamun Square and outside national assembly with placards reading ‘Restore Democracy’

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2024

South Korea president’s aides offer to resign en masse – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2024

South Korea latest LIVE: President says he will lift martial law after Parliament defies him in vote

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol accused the country's opposition of controlling parliament, sympathising with North Korea and paralysing the government

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2024

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South Korean President Declares Martial Law Amid Political Tensions

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law, accusing opposition party of ties to North Korea, raising concerns domestically and internationally.

South Korea’s President Yoon declares emergency martial law

Parliament voted later in the evening requiring President Yoon to lift the martial law he declared earlier.

Al Jazeera · Dec 3, 2024

North Korean exhibit brands South Korean president ‘vicious main culprit’ of hostilities

Pyongyang exhibit part of broader effort by Kim Jong-un to undo decades of pro-unification indoctrination

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024

Russian defence minister makes unannounced visit to North Korea to deepen military ties

Andrey Belousov lands in Pyongyang after Ukrainian defence minister meets South Korean president in Seoul

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024

Putin threatens to target Kyiv ‘decision-making centres’ with new missile after US and UK-made weapons used in Russia – as it happened

President boasts that Russia produces ten times more missiles than all Nato countries combined and threatens attack with new Oreshnik missile

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: US urges Zelenskyy to lower conscription age to 18

Biden administration readying another $725m in arms for Kyiv; Zelenskyy to approve tax increases for defence funding. What we know on day 1,009

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: White House presses Ukraine to draft 18-year-old men to help fill manpower needs – as it happened

Biden’s administration urges Ukraine to increase size of its military by drafting more troops to help expand pool of fighting men against Russia

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024

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The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024

South Korean leader meets Ukraine delegation and calls for response to North Korean troops in Russia

South Korea’s president has met a visiting Ukraine delegation and called for a joint response to the threat posed by North Korea’s recent dispatch of more than 10,000 soldiers to support Russia’s war against Ukraine

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2024

Seoul slows down under blanket of heaviest November snow in 100 years

First day of snowfall this season is heaviest on record, says weather bureau

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2024

Japan will hold Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions

Japan will go ahead with a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, despite South Korea’s last-minute boycott of the event that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the issue of Korean forced laborers at the site before and during World War II

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2024

South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions

South Korea’s government says it has decided not to attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to disagreements with Japan over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions over the abuse of Korean forced laborers at the site before the end of World War II

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International Business Times · Nov 22, 2024

Inside The South Korean Weapons Factory That Could Supply Kyiv

At the outskirts of a South Korean industrial city, workers at a sprawling weapons factory were conducting final-stage testing for a newly built surface-to-air defence system that could, eventually, head to Ukraine.

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024

South Korea opposition leader indicted for misuse of public funds

Lee Jae-myung accused of misusing £60,100 in taxpayer money when he was governor of Gyeonggi province from 2018 to 2021

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2024

Biden set to meet South Korean and Japanese leaders amid growing worries about North Korea

President Joe Biden is gathering South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for talks

Al Jazeera · Nov 15, 2024

Russia, Ukraine and the Koreas: Could Trump rock emerging wartime deals?

South Korea could step back from aiding Kyiv, a proposal that was spurred by the North’s deployment to Russia.

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2024

South Korea’s opposition leader convicted of violating election law

Top contender in presidential election says he will challenge verdict in court

South Korean Opposition Leader Convicted Of Election Law Violation

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung convicted of election law violation, faces potential disqualification from presidency. President Yoon Suk Yeol...

Latin Times · Nov 12, 2024

South Korean Leader Quietly Honing His Golf Skills to Win Over Trump

The president of South Korea began practicing golf again for the first time in eight years to eventually play with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

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