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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has declared the ongoing heatwave a national disaster, urging authorities to enhance support for citizens affected by the record temperatures. At least 19 deaths have been attributed to the heat.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (likely Yoon Suk-yeol) is heading to the NATO summit with the aim of deepening security, defense, and economic cooperation with member states, while also exploring opportunities for South Korea's entry into the alliance's defense procurement market.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been acquitted of perjury charges related to his testimony at a former prime minister's trial. The court's decision clears him of the accusation.
Seoul saw simultaneous rallies commemorating and opposing the first anniversary of the ouster of former President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a rebellion, following a declaration of martial law in December two years prior.
South Korea's Supreme Court has affirmed the seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was convicted of obstructing an arrest.
Former South Korean President Yoon has been sentenced to an additional 30 years in prison for ordering drone flights into North Korea. This new sentence brings his total prison time to 30 years.
A special counsel has requested a two-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of perjury. The legal proceedings are ongoing, focusing on allegations of false testimony.
South Korea's People Power Party (PPP) has adopted a resolution to oppose any political comeback by former President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Legal observers suggest that recent convictions tied to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s short-lived 2024 martial law decree have effectively sealed his fate, with some anticipating impeachment proceedings.
South Korea's Supreme Court has definitively sentenced former President Yoon Suk-yeol to seven years in prison after upholding his conviction for obstruction of justice.
South Korea's political scene faces a new scandal as a special prosecutor's team accused former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min and three others of abuse of power related to the relocation of former President Yoon Suk-yeol's residence.
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife, Kim Keon-hee, had a tense reunion in court, where he was a defendant and she a witness, barely acknowledging each other.
Ousted South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday remained defiant in his first reaction to a life sentence for rebellion handed down by a Seoul court the previous day. In a statement released by his lawyers, Yoon maintained that his abrupt and short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024 was done “solely for the sake of the nation and our people”, and dismissed the Seoul Central District Court as biased against him. Yoon, who was removed from office amid a political crisis set...