Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series of events since his martial law decree.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's first sitting head of state to face a criminal trial, defended his failed martial law bid by citing communist threats. His assertion fuelled ...

This was the South Korean authorities' second attempt to arrest Yoon.

Yoon Suk Yeol has become the first sitting president in South Korean history to be arrested by law enforcement agents, after his compound was finally breached on Wednesday by officials investigating ...

South Korean authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over insurrection accusations related to his Dec. 3 martial law declaration, investigators said. A motorcade was ...

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attend ... Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images The indictment follows Yoon’s arrest ten days ago, when South Korean prosecutors ...

SEOUL - South Korea's opposition parties on Tuesday submitted a bill to appoint a special counsel and investigate the alleged ...

CHANGWON, South Korea -- Watching images of raucous street protests in Seoul on his smartphone, author Chun Hyun-woo's eyes ...

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested at his presidential residence on Wednesday morning local time following an hours-long standoff, images from the scene show.

South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his martial law decree that plunged the country into political turmoil.

Police officers patrol near the residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Jan. 15, 2025. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images In a pre-recorded video message to the ...

As South Korea's Constitutional Court adjudicates President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, Justice Moon Hyung-bae has become ...