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Jan 18

South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached and detained President Yoon

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

Yoon, who has been in detention since he was apprehended on Wednesday, faces potential rebellion charges linked to his declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, which set off the country’s most serious political crisis since its democratization in the…

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Jan 16

South Korean court rejects petition to release impeached president detained over martial law

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

Yoon had avoided several requests to appear for questioning before the anti-corruption agency and police carried out a major law enforcement operation involving hundreds of personnel to detain him at his residential compound in Seoul.

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Jan 15

South Korean authorities detain impeached President Yoon following questioning

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was sent to a detention center near Seoul on Wednesday night, after being questioned by anti-corruption officials who took him into custody over his imposition of martial law last month.

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Jan 13

North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven’t shown desire to defect, Seoul’s spy agency says

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a desire to seek asylum in South Korea.

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Jan 07

South Korean agency receives new court warrant to detain impeached president

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says it has received a new court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after its previous attempt was blocked by the presidential security service last week.

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Jan 06

Rival government forces face off outside South Korea’s presidential compound

By Foster Klug, Associated Press

A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even for observers used to the country’s famously rough and tumble politics.

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Jan 06

South Korean anti-corruption agency, police debate more forceful measures to detain impeached president

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

South Korea’s anti-corruption agency and police debated on Monday more forceful measures to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after their previous attempt was blocked by the presidential security service last week.

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Jan 05

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In our news wrap Sunday, the FBI released more details from their investigation into the deadly terror attack in New Orleans, mourners paid their respects to former President Carter as he lies in repose in Atlanta, airstrikes in Gaza killed…

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Jan 05

South Korean protesters demand Yoon’s ouster as impeached president resists arrest

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities prepared to renew their efforts to detain him over his short-lived martial law decree.

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Jan 04

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News Wrap: Freezing winter storm front begins moving across the U.S.

In our news wrap Saturday, millions of Americans are bracing for a winter storm that will send temperatures plunging, new clues could soon emerge about the cause of last week’s deadly passenger plane crash in South Korea, and Biden awarded…

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