Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Korean soldiers try to get into the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 3, 2024. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Something ...

South Korea will revoke military decorations awarded to 76 people for their involvement in the Dec. 12, 1979, military coup, ...

The abortive attempt by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to impose martial law on the night of December 3–4 has stripped the veil off what is routinely described as a “flourishing Asian democracy, ...

The decision covers 198 decorations, including 76 Military Merit Medals awarded to 76 people involved in the Dec. 12, 1979 ...

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, centerm arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025. [AP Photo ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law earlier this week. In response, a mass movement of South Koreans took to the streets to call for his resignation. People take part in a ...

In general, conducting a proper coup requires one has some allies. Though all the details are still coming in, the conservative South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday offered a pretty quick ...

The retail tycoon who owns Starbucks Korea, a longtime friend of Donald Trump, is stoking the country’s far right.

Late Tuesday night in South Korea, right-wing President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law to try and consolidate power amid his rising unpopularity and a slew of corruption scandals. Yoon baselessly ...

The verdict is finally in. Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea’s impeached conservative president, was sentenced to life in prison on February 19 by a Seoul court for insurrection. The court’s decision came ...

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was rearrested on Wednesday on insurrection charges. Yoon attempted to impose martial law on the country in December. If found guilty, Yoon could face ...