South Korean police tried to search President Yoon Suk Yeol's office on Wednesday but have not been able to enter the main ...

Former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, a close confidant of Yoon, attempted suicide late Tuesday night. He is under arrest ...

Police, prosecutors and investigators have deemed President Yoon Suk Yeol as a suspect in a rare investigation into a sitting ...

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South Korea's military prepared for martial law amid North Korean threats, with personnel mobilized shortly before the ...

The following is the Dec. 6, 2024, Congressional Research Service, In Focus report U.S.-North Korea Relations. From the ...

Yoon’s ill-conceived power grab has paralyzed South Korean politics, frozen its foreign policy and rattled financial markets.

The raid marks a dramatic escalation of the probe against Yoon and top police and military officers over the surprise Dec.

Former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun was formally arrested over his alleged collusion with in imposing martial law last week, as authorities investigate whether their acts amount to rebellion.

Separately, Kim Yong-hyun, former defence minister and a close confidant of Yoon, attempted suicide at a detention centre where he is held after being arrested, a Justice Ministry official told a parl ...

The South Korean commander whose special forces unit stormed the National Assembly building during an aborted attempt to ...

On Sunday, ex-Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun was taken into custody at a Seoul detention facility after undergoing an ...