South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being apprehended at his ...

Lawyers for South Korea’s impeached president say he will appear at a hearing in a Seoul court to oppose a formal arrest over last month’s imposition of martial law.

Police officers stand guard at the front gate of the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hours after ...

Police officers stand outside of the Seoul Western District Court after supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol broke into the court in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025.

of Saitama Prefecture were taking language studies in South Korea. They were among the 155 victims who died in the Oct. 29 crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon district. An additional 152 people were ...

Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series ...

In issuing the latest detention warrant, which extends that period to a total of 20 days, the Seoul Western District Court cited the risk that Yoon might destroy evidence. Yoon, South Korea’s ...

Yoon’s subsequent defiance and the opposition’s push to oust him have also intensified South Korea’s already-serious internal divide. After a Seoul district court on Sunday approved a formal ...

Security officials run alongside vehicles in a motorcade believed to be transporting impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol to the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul on Jan 18 ...

The Seoul Central District Court struck down a challenge on Thursday from Yoon's lawyers over the legality of his arrest. South Korea is grappling with its worst political crisis in decades ...

Yoon’s defiance and the opposition’s push to oust him have also intensified South Korea’s internal divide. After a Seoul district court on Sunday approved a formal arrest warrant to extend ...