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July 21, 2025, 03:42 PM - 2 min read
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday congratulated Cho Hyun on his appointment as the new Foreign Minister of South Korea, expressing confidence that both sides would continue to strengthen ties under their Special Strategic Partnership.
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July 10, 2025, 02:59 PM - 3 min read
South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol was re-arrested on Thursday over his failed attempt to impose martial law last year and will not attend his upcoming trial hearing, according to state media.
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April 4, 2025, 05:47 PM - 7 min read
Yoon still faces criminal charges of rebellion, but he's unlikely to fade into the background. He is likely to thrust himself onto the political agenda, rallying his hard-core supporters and influencing the choice of the next leader of his party, which has made intensive efforts to regroup around calls for his reinstatement.
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March 24, 2025, 02:45 PM - 6 min read
Han's case is unlikely to serve as a preview of how the court will rule on Yoon. Han played no meaningful role in planning or enforcing Yoon's martial law, which was lifted by a legislative vote just hours after Yoon declared it on the night of December 3.
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February 3, 2025, 04:58 PM - 2 min read
The criminal trial of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces insurrection charges over his controversial martial law imposition on December 3, is set to begin on February 20, 2025.
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January 27, 2025, 02:20 PM - 5 min read
The impeached, jailed president, who had been holed up in his presidential compound for weeks after issuing a shocking martial law decree last month, now faces rebellion charges that are punishable by the death penalty or life in prison.
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January 11, 2025, 03:30 PM - 4 min read
The US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan has expressed strong disapproval of President Yoon Suk Yeol's attempt to declare martial law in South Korea, calling it "shocking" and "wrong."
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January 8, 2025, 06:46 PM - 2 min read
South Korea’s Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Wednesday urged government agencies, including the secret service, to avoid any physical confrontation during the process of arresting President Yoon Suk-yeol, who remains in his fortified compound.
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January 2, 2025, 04:46 PM - 4 min read
In South Korea, tensions are rising as investigators prepare to execute a detention warrant against President Yoon Suk Yeol, a move that could spark a clash between law enforcement and the presidential security service.
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January 1, 2025, 04:09 PM - 4 min read
The political landscape in South Korea has been rocked by significant developments as the head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), Oh Dong-woon, recently confirmed that former President Yoon Suk-yeol would face arrest following a court-issued warrant.
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December 31, 2024, 02:21 PM - 3 min read
A Seoul court has approved a warrant to detain impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. This development makes him the first sitting president in the nation’s history to face an arrest.
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December 30, 2024, 04:06 PM - 3 min read
South Korea's political landscape has taken a dramatic turn with the announcement that investigators have sought an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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