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3 weeks ago | 
nbcnews.com | Stella Kim |Jennifer Jett
A South Korean court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, officially throwing him out of office over his botched imposition of martial law and setting the stage for a new presidential election. Yoon’s briefmartial law declaration and subsequent impeachment trial have deeply divided South Korea, a key U.S. ally and one of the most vibrant democracies in Asia.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
msn.com | Stella Kim
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
nbcwashington.com | Stella Kim |Max Burman |Jennifer Jett
Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty ImagesSouth Korean authorities successfully detained President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over his botched declaration of martial law, weeks after a first attempt ended in a dramatic standoff at the residence where he had been holed up since he was impeached.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
msn.com | Stella Kim
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
nbcnews.com | Stella Kim |Max Burman |Jennifer Jett
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean authorities began a second attempt on Wednesday to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched declaration of martial law, weeks after a first attempt ended in a dramatic standoff at the residence where Yoon has been holed up since being impeached. Investigators arriving before dawn at Yoon’s presidential residence in central Seoul were met by members of his security service, who also blocked them from detaining Yoon during their first attempt on Jan. 3.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Stella Kim
SEOUL, South Korea — About 300 North Korean troops have been killed and 2,700 others injured while fighting for Russia against Ukrainian forces, South Korean lawmakers said Monday, as Ukraine revealed more details about two North Korean soldiers it has captured.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
autos.yahoo.com | Stella Kim
SEOUL, South Korea — In some ways it is a familiar scene: American flags, “Stop the Steal” posters and the occasional hat declaring “Make America Great Again.”It isn’t a Donald Trump rally, however, but a protest by conservative supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who could become the East Asian democracy’s first sitting president to be arrested after he plunged it into political instability last month with his botched attempt to declare martial law.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
nbcdfw.com | Steve Patterson |Stephanie Fuerte |Stella Kim |Beomsu Jo
Outside South Korea's Muan International Airport the smell of jet fuel is still in the air, days after a passenger jet belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway, erupting into a fireball. Inside the departures terminal, dozens of yellow and beige tents have been set up for relatives to sleep in as rescuers search the wreckage for the bodies of their loved ones. No one wants to leave as the agonizing identification process takes place.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
nbcnews.com | Stella Kim
SEOUL — At least 28 people died when a commercial airplane crashed Sunday at South Korea's Muan International Airport, a spokesperson for the country’s national fire agency said. The plane, which was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members, veered off a runway while landing and caught fire after the crash, the National Fire Agency spokesperson said. Two people — one passenger and one crew member — have been rescued, the spokesperson said.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
nbcwashington.com | Stella Kim |Jennifer Jett
Getty ImagesNorth Korean state media reported for the first time Wednesday on the political instability in South Korea, focusing on mass protests calling for the ouster of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law.
