South Korean president Yoon's declaration of martial law not only stress tested South Korea's democracy, it may also contribute to destabilising the fragile US-Japan-South Korea trilateral.

A huge screen shows a footage of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as supporters stage a rally to oppose his impeachment near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Yoon had been ...

The Seoul Central District Court on Friday night dismissed the prosecution's request to extend impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention beyond its initial period.

South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree.

A Seoul court rejected a second request Saturday to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to declare martial law, putting pressure on prosecutors

Yoon's declaration of martial law in December stunned South Koreans and plunged one of Asia's most vibrant democracies into political turmoil.

South Korean prosecutors have indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for rebellion following his declaration of martial law on December 3, which caused political unrest. The National Assembly impeached Yoon on December 14,

South Korean prosecutors charged President Yoon Suk Yeol for his failed attempt last month to place the country under martial law, forcing the impeached leader to remain in detention as they build a case against him.

Yonhap news agency says South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law, Yonhap news agency says.

Thousands of protesters supporting and opposing impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held rival protests several hundred meters apart near Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on Saturday (January 25),