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Dec 29

Plane in South Korea crashes and bursts into flames while landing, killing 179 out of 181 aboard

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

Footage of the crash aired by South Korean television channels showed the plane skidding across the airstrip at high speed, evidently with its landing gear still closed, and slamming into a concrete wall, triggering an explosion.

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Dec 24

South Korea’s opposition party vows to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo

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

If realized, Han's impeachment would further deepen South Korea's political tumult and worries by neighboring countries caused by Yoon's stunning Dec. 3 martial law declaration and ensuing impeachment.

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Dec 17

Battle erupts over South Korean Constitutional Court that will determine the fate of impeached president

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

During a Cabinet Council meeting on Tuesday, acting leader and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo says he will "do my utmost to inform the international society that Republic of Korea is fast regaining stability."…

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Dec 14

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News Wrap: Israeli airstrikes kill 10 people in central Gaza as ceasefire talks continue

In our news wrap Saturday, medical teams in Gaza say an Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people at a market, South Korean lawmakers voted to impeach their president, Pelosi underwent hip replacement surgery after a fall in Luxembourg, ABC…

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Dec 14

South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach defiant President Yoon over his martial law order

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

It was the second National Assembly vote on Yoon's impeachment after ruling party lawmakers boycotted the first floor vote last Saturday. Some People Power Party lawmakers had since said they would vote for Yoon's impeachment as public protests intensified and his approval…

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Dec 12

Defending martial law decree, South Korea’s Yoon vows to fight attempts to impeach him

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

In a televised speech Thursday, Yoon, a conservative, said he enacted martial law as a warning to the liberal Democratic Party. His short-lived Dec. 3 martial law declaration has generated political chaos and large protests calling for his ouster.

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Dec 10

Former South Korean defense minister attempted suicide after arrest over martial law, officials say

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

South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law declaration, officials said Wednesday, as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office resisted a police attempt to search the compound.

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Dec 09

South Korea’s Justice Ministry imposes overseas travel ban on President Yoon over martial law

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

South Korea’s Justice Ministry on Monday imposed an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion and other charges in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law last week.

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Dec 08

South Korea’s ex-defense minister detained by prosecutors over martial law imposition

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

On Sunday, ex-Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun was taken into custody at a Seoul detention facility after undergoing an investigation by prosecutors, a law enforcement official said, requesting anonymity in line with privacy rules.

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Dec 07

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News Wrap: Hamas releases new video of young Israeli hostage

In our news wrap Saturday, Hamas released a video of Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker, Syrian opposition fighters reached the suburbs of Damascus, lawmakers in South Korea’s ruling party boycotted a vote in parliament to impeach President Yoon, and veterans and…

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