
Jake Kwon
Senior Journalist and Producer at BBC
Almost award-winning journalist at BBC / North America Correspondent/ [email protected]/ Views not mine and all legally-binding.
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2 months ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Koh Ewe |Jake Kwon
The South Korean president's declaration of martial law came as a surprise to South Koreans and the rest of the world [AFP]South Korea's beleaguered president Yook Suk Yeol was removed from office on Friday after a panel of judges upheld his impeachment over a short-lived martial law attempt last December. The 64-year-old's shock military takeover on 3 December was reversed after lawmakers defied security forces to vote it down. Parliament voted to impeach him later than month.
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2 months ago |
yahoo.com | Koh Ewe |Jake Kwon
South Korea's beleaguered president Yook Suk Yeol was removed from office on Friday after a panel of judges upheld his impeachment over a short-lived martial law attempt last December. The 64-year-old's shock military takeover on 3 December was reversed after lawmakers defied security forces to vote it down. Parliament voted to impeach him later than month. An election for the country's next leader must now be held within 60 days.
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2 months ago |
mwi.westpoint.edu | Benjamin Jensen |Jake Kwon
Mass has long been a cornerstone of military strategy. Traditionally defined as the concentration of combat power at a decisive point to overwhelm the adversary, this principle remains as relevant to contemporary joint force planning as it was during the Napoleonic Wars. However, advancements in artificial intelligence are fundamentally reshaping how mass is generated, applied, and countered in modern warfare.
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Mar 5, 2025 |
yahoo.com | Jake Kwon |Koh Ewe
Seven people in South Korea were injured, four of them seriously, after a fighter jet accidentally dropped eight bombs in a civilian district during a live-fire military exercise. The incident involving the Air Force KF-16 aircraft took place at around 10:04 local time (01:04 GMT) in the city of Pocheon, near the border with North Korea. Only one bomb is believed to have exploded. A bomb disposal team is working on safely disposing the other seven unexploded bombs, Pocheon authorities told the BBC.
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Dec 10, 2024 |
yahoo.com | Gavin Butler |Jake Kwon
Police in South Korea have raided the presidential office in Seoul, following President Yoon Suk Yeol's abortive attempt to impose martial law last week. The raids are the latest development in what has been a tumultuous week in South Korean politics. President Yoon, who has stayed in office despite an impeachment vote and multiple calls for him to step down, is facing multiple investigations from various branches of government, on charges of insurrection and treason.
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