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A woman waves South Korea's flag during a rally to support impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea's month of political chaos

South Korea has endured a month of political turmoil since President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and sent soldiers and helicopters to parliament.

World • 04 Jan 25

People protesting against impeached-President Yoon Suk Yeol, following a failed attempt by prosecutors to arrest Yoon on a warrant in Seoul

South Korea in crisis after president resists arrest

South Korea's political leadership was in uncharted territory after the sitting president resisted arrest over a failed martial law decree days before the warrant expires.

World • 04 Jan 25

Police outside South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's compound

South Korea police say attempt to arrest president halted

South Korean investigators have called off their attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid because of a standoff at his residence.

Asia • 03 Jan 25

The localizer antenna facility, essential for guiding aircraft landings pictured near the runway at Muan International Airport

Police search airline and airport operator in South Korea

South Korean police said they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into Sunday's crash that killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on the country's soil.

World • 02 Jan 25

Recovery teams work at the crash scene at Muan International Airport

South Korea to send Jeju Air crash black boxes to US

South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.

World • 01 Jan 25

Jeju Air Flight 2216 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it made a mayday call

Review into concrete wall at S Korea airport after crash

South Korea said it was examining regulations around a concrete wall at Muan airport, after a Jeju Air flight crashed into the barrier and burst into flames, killing 179 people.

Asia • 31 Dec 24

Investigators probing Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law requested the warrant

S Korean court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon

A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached and suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, investigators said, over his short-lived bid to impose martial law on the country.

Asia • 31 Dec 24

Yoon Suk Yeol briefly suspended civilian rule this month, plunging South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades

S Korea seeks arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law

Investigators probing South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law said they sought an arrest warrant for the suspended president after he failed to report for questioning.

World • 30 Dec 24

S Korea seeks arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law

Investigators probing South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law said they sought an arrest warrant for the suspended president after he failed to report for questioning.

World • 30 Dec 24

South Korea's deadliest air accident ever killed 179 people

S Korea to inspect airline systems following plane crash

South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation system as investigators worked to identify victims and find out what caused the deadliest air disaster in the country.

Asia • 30 Dec 24

S Korea to inspect airline systems following plane crash

South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation system once the recovery work on the Jeju Air crash is finished.

Asia • 30 Dec 24

The wreckage of Jeju Air Co Flight 2216 at Muan International Airport

Jeju Air crash deadliest on South Korean soil

The crash of Jeju Airflight 7C2216 marks the deadliest ever on South Korean soil and the worst involving a South Korean airline since a 1997 Korean Air Lines crash in Guam that killed more than 200.

World • 29 Dec 24

Firefighters and rescue personnel carry the body of a victim near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames

South Korea grieves after deadliest plane crash kills 179

South Korea was reeling from the loss of 179 people after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, with a team of US investigators joining local authorities to probe possible causes.

World • 30 Dec 24

The accident occurred as the Jeju Air plane, carrying 175 passengers and six crew on a flight from Thailand, was landing at the airport in the south of the country [file image]

At least 28 dead in aircraft crash in South Korea

At least 28 people were killed after an airliner went off the runway and crashed at South Korea's Muan International Airport, Yonhap news agency reported.

World • 29 Dec 24

Yoon Suk Yeol was stripped of his duties by the National Assembly earlier this month

Yoon authorised 'shooting' during S Korea martial law bid

South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors' report.

World • 28 Dec 24

South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo

South Korea opposition moves to impeach acting president

South Korea's main opposition party introduced a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, a day before it plans to seek a vote on the move, which could deepen a constitutional crisis.

World • 26 Dec 24

Han Duck-soo stepped in to replace suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea's opposition vows to impeach acting president

South Korea's opposition has said that it would impeach acting president Han Duck-soo in protest at the interim leader's refusal to sign into law special bills to investigate his impeached predecessor.

World • 24 Dec 24

South Korea's opposition vows to impeach acting president

South Korea's opposition said it would impeach acting president Han Duck-soo in protest at the interim leader's refusal to sign into law special bills to investigate his impeached predecessor

World • 24 Dec 24

Vladimir Putin made the remark during his annual question and answer session with Russians

Russia ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine - Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with US President-elect Donald Trump on ending the war and had no conditions for starting talks with the Ukrainian authorities.

Ukraine • 19 Dec 24

North Korea has sent thousands of troops to reinforce Russia's military [File Image]

S Korea politician says hundreds killed in Russia war

At least 100 North Koreans deployed to support Russia's war effort in Ukraine have been killed since entering combat in December, South Korean politician Lee Seong-kweun told reporters.

World • 19 Dec 24

The vote took place as hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Seoul

South Korea's Yoon will 'step aside' after impeachment

South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has said he would "step aside" after parliament voted to remove him from office, urging an end to "politics of excess and confrontation".

Asia • 14 Dec 24

President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a second impeachment vote in parliament expected on Saturday

Sth Korea's Yoon vows to fight to 'the very last minute'

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has hit out at his political opponents as "anti-state forces", said North Korea has hacked the country's elections and defended his short-lived martial law order as a legal move to protect democracy.

World • 12 Dec 24

The South Korean leader is banned from foreign travel as part of an "insurrection" probe into his inner circle

S Korea's Yoon vows to fight 'until the very last minute'

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to fight "until the very last minute", defending his shock decision last week to declare martial law and deploy troops to the country's parliament

World • 12 Dec 24

President Yoon Suk Yeol was not at the presidential office compound during the raid

S Korea police raid Yoon office as impeachment vote looms

South Korean police raided the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol, a presidential security official said, in a widening investigation into the embattled leader's failed attempt to impose martial law.

World • 11 Dec 24

S Korea police raid Yoon office as impeachment vote looms

South Korean police raided the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol, a presidential security official said, in a widening investigation into the embattled leader's failed attempt to impose martial law.

World • 11 Dec 24