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South Korea Fails to Arrest President

South Korea: failed arrest of impeached president sets stage for more turmoil in 2025

On Friday morning, officials abandoned an attempt to detain South Korea’s embattled president, throwing the country deeper into chaos.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 20h

South Korea’s Impeached President Fends Off Arrest Attempt Over Martial-Law Decree

Yoon Suk Yeol’s bodyguards thwarted investigators in another tense showdown resulting from his short-lived martial law decree.

Hosted on MSN · 14h

South Korea's impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff

South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff on Friday during which he defied their attempt to detain him. It’s the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached in

South Korea, Blinken

Radio France Internationale · 4m

South Korea's political crisis: what could happen next?

South Korean investigators attempted to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence Friday over a failed martial law bid but were blocked by his security forces.

Reuters on MSN · 4h

Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan and France

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea, Japan and France from Jan. 4-9, the State Department said on Friday, amid a political crisis in Seoul. South Korea's presidential guards and military troops on Friday prevented authorities from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol,

Yahoo · 20h

Blinken to visit South Korea with eye on political crisis

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit South Korea for talks next week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday, with the country mired in political turmoil as its impeached president resists arrest.

USA Today27d

South Korea President Yoon survives impeachment vote after declaring martial law this week

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote in the opposition ... threatening to shatter South Korea's reputation as a democratic success story. The opposition needed ...

The New York Times20d

South Korea’s President Impeached Over Martial Law Crisis

With the impeachment vote, Mr. Yoon has been suspended from office. Under South Korea’s Constitution, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will step in as interim leader. “This is a victory for the ...

CBS News27d

South Korea's president avoids an impeachment attempt over martial law

The party's floor leader, Park Chan-dae, said it will soon prepare for a new impeachment motion. "We'll surely impeach Yoon Suk Yeol, who is the greatest risk to Republic of Korea," party leader ...

South Korea's impeached president defies warrant in hourslong standoff

South Korean investigators spent hours waiting outside the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as the presidential security service blocked them from executing a warrant to detain ...

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