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Mar 24

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo reinstated as acting president after impeachment overturned

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

South Korea’s Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nation's No. 2 official as acting leader Monday while not yet ruling on the separate impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial…

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Mar 10

North Korea fires ballistic missiles into sea after the U.S. and South Korea began military drills

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile firings, North Korea’s fifth missile launch event this year, were detected from the North’s southwestern Hwanghae province. It called the weapons close-range but didn't say how far they flew.

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Mar 08

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon released from prison as he awaits trial

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

South Korea’s impeached conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison on Saturday, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being detained.

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Mar 06

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News Wrap: House censures Democratic Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump’s speech

In our news wrap Thursday, the House voted to censure Democrat Rep. Al Green for disrupting President Trump's address to Congress with 10 Democrats joining Republican members in passing the resolution, a pair of fighter jets in South Korea accidentally…

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Feb 20

Impeached South Korean president appears in 2 different courts while defending his martial law decree

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared in two different courts, contesting his arrest on rebellion charges in one and pleading to preserve his presidency in the other, both related to his brief imposition of martial law in December.

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Feb 17

South Korea pauses downloads of DeepSeek’s AI apps due to privacy concerns

By Associated Press

South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission said DeepSeek's apps were removed from the local versions of Apple's App Store and Google Play on Saturday evening and that the company agreed to work with the agency to strengthen privacy protections before…

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Jan 27

Report on South Korean plane crash confirms bird remains were found in engines

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

The report also says the plane's black boxes stopped recording about 4 minutes before the crash.

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Jan 26

Impeached South Korean President Yoon indicted on criminal charge over martial law attempt

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, a criminal charge that could incur the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted.

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Jan 23

South Korean investigators ask prosecutors to indict detained President Yoon

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials said on Thursday that Yoon staged a "riot" and sought to undermine the constitution when he declared martial law on Dec. 3.

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Jan 19

Supporters of South Korea’s impeached President Yoon riot over his formal arrest

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

Hours after South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested, triggering rioting by his supporters, his lawyers said Sunday that he remains defiant in his refusal to answer questions over the probe into his declaration of martial law last month.

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