Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea

Impeachment trial of South Korea's Yoon adjourned after he does not attend
South Korea's Constitutional Court adjourned the opening session of the impeachment trial of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol within minutes on Tuesday, after the embattled leader did not attend court.
Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his impeachment trial Tuesday following weeks of evading arrest, delaying what is set to be a dramatic political showdown.
South Korea's impeached president gets pay rise
South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol will receive his annual pay rise despite his impeachment for briefly placing the country under martial law, the government has said. Yoon's salary will increase by 3% to 262.6 million won ($179,000; £147,000), in line with the standard for government officials.
Top aide of impeached South Korean president pleads for investigators to halt detention efforts
The top aide of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has pleaded with law enforcement to abandon their efforts to detain him over last month’s martial law imposition, as authorities prepared a second att
What to know about the attempts to arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon
For weeks, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has holed up inside his guarded residential compound as investigators try to figure out how to detain him. Scuffles occurred Jan. 3 when dozens of investigators were stopped from entering the compound by presidential security forces,
S Korea begins impeachment trial against suspended president
South Korea's Constitutional Court has held its first hearing to decide if suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol should be removed from office after his shock martial law attempt last
South Korean president granted pay raise despite impeachment
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, impeached over a failed martial law attempt on December 3, 2024, has resisted arrest, remaining holed up in his residence. Despite facing potential arrest, imprisonment,
North Korea launches missiles toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says
South Korea’s military says North Korea has test-fired multiple missiles toward its eastern waters in its second launch event ...
With South Korea in Crisis, Eight Justices Will Decide President’s Fate
The Constitutional Court, an arbiter in a polarized nation, is about to consider whether Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment for ...
Less than a week before Trump’s inauguration, North Korea launches more missiles
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Tuesday morning. The launch is the second of the year for the Democratic ...
South Korea, Japan foreign ministers stress security ties amid political turmoil
Foreign ministers from South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Monday to discuss strengthening their relations in the face of ...
Black box from South Korea plane crash did not record final 4 minutes, officials say
After analyzing the devices, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board concluded​ that both the flight data and cockpit ...
Korea Box Office: ‘Harbin’ Continues Domination, ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Stays in Top Five
Harbin' continued its reign atop the South Korean box office with a weekend take of $2 million and a total of $27 million.
Bank of Korea to cut rates on Jan. 16, may ease just once this quarter amid political turmoil: Reuters poll
The Bank of Korea will cut its base rate by a quarter-point on Thursday, a month earlier than previously expected, to support ...