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Arrest warrant extended for impeached South Korean president

South Korea's Yoon faces new arrest attempt in fortified compound

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the embattled leader.

U.S. News & World Report · 29m

Impeached South Korean President's Lawyers Slam Detention Efforts as Acting Leader Warns of Clash

Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are denouncing efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern over

The Financial Times · 1d

Live news: Arrest warrant extended for impeached South Korean president

A South Korean court on Tuesday issued another warrant to detain impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol amid mounting public pressure to bring him into custody. The Seoul Western District Court extended Yoon’s arrest warrant,

North Korea fires ballistic missile

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea

The launch event came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korean allies over the North Korean nuclear threat and other issues.

ABC · 17h

North Korea fired hypersonic missile in message to 'rivals,' Kim Jong Un says

North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency claimed a successful test of a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile.

Reuters on MSN · 2d

North Korea tests mid-range missile as Blinken visits Seoul

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a North Korean missile test carried out during his visit to Seoul on Monday was a reminder of the need to deepen Washington's cooperation with South Korea and Japan to deter an emboldened Pyongyang.

31mon MSN

Court reissues warrant for impeached South Korean president, who remains at residence

The effort to detain Yoon came after a South Korean court issued an arrest and search warrant on Dec. 31 over his short-lived imposition of martial law, ABC News confirmed. Yoon has been suspended ...

In South Korea, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges Facing Democracies

The U.S. secretary of state aimed to show that his country stood by South Korea as it grapples with a political crisis, and ...

North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets

North Korea says its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike targets in the ...

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South Korea’s Political Drama Plays Out in a Day of Dueling Protests

A standoff between the impeached president’s security team and officials seeking to detain him was echoed on the streets ...

1don MSN

South Korean turmoil undermines U.S. alliance-building in Asia

As Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits, Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to declare martial law calls into question President Joe ...

2don MSN

South Korea: Thousands brave freezing weather in Seoul to protest against President Yoon Suk Yeol

A warrant has been issued for President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest - but he's currently avoiding detention by remaining holed up ...

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Seoul stock surge

Seoul stock surge A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Jan. 3, 2025, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) surging 42.98 points, or 1.79 percent ...

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