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August 14, 2025 12:49 PM

North Korea says South Korea’s peace overtures a ‘pipedream’

The North Korean leader's powerful sister said on Thursday that the country has never taken down propaganda loudspeakers and will not do so, calling South Korea's belief that Pyongyang was responding to its peace overtures a "pipedream." Kim Yo Jong, who is a senior official in the North's ruling Workers' Party, also said adjustments made to the plan for annual joint military drills by South Korea and the U.S.were a "futile" move that did not change the allies' hostile intent. Kim, who officia...

August 13, 2025 9:35 AM

South Korea’s former first lady imprisoned after court issues warrant

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee has been arrested after a court late on Tuesday issued a warrant to arrest her following accusations of graft that she denies, a special prosecutor leading a wide-reaching probe said. Kim is South Korea's only former first lady to be arrested, joining her husband, ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, in jail as he faces trial following his ouster in April over a botched bid to impose martial law in December. Earlier in the day, Kim, wearing a black suit, bow...

August 1, 2025 3:06 PM

South Korea’s ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol lay on floor of cell and refused to be questioned, prosecutors say

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is in detention while on trial and facing various criminal probes, lay on the floor of his cell on Friday and refused to leave it for questioning, a spokesperson for a special prosecutor said. Yoon was removed from office in April by the Constitutional Court over his botched attempt last year to declare martial law and is now being investigated by a special prosecution team formed under new President Lee Jae Myung. Prosecutors investigating inf...

July 10, 2025 12:42 PM

South Korea ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol returns to jail as court grants warrant

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was back in a solitary jail cell on Thursday with basic food and a khaki prison uniform after prosecutors secured a new detention warrant over his bid to impose martial law last year. The Seoul Central District Court's decision to approve the warrant bolstered the special counsel investigation into allegations that Yoon's move in December represented obstruction of justice and abuse of power. The court said in a statement it granted the request becau...

July 7, 2025 10:08 AM

South Korea court to hold July 9 hearing on ex-leader Yoon’s detention warrant

A Seoul court plans to hold a hearing on Wednesday to review a request by special prosecutors to detain former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, a court official said on Monday. The special counsel team investigating Yoon's martial law declaration in December has filed a request to the Seoul Central District Court to detain Yoon on allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of justice. Yoon has been accused of mobilising presidential guards to stop authorities from arresting him in Janu...

July 6, 2025 5:23 PM

South Korea prosecutors file request to detain ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean special prosecutors filed a new request on Sunday to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol, a day after he appeared before them for questioning over his declaration of martial law last year. Yoon, who is facing a criminal trial on insurrection charges over the martial law declaration in December, was arrested in January after resisting authorities trying to take him into custody, but was released after 52 days on technical grounds. "Detention request is related to allegations of a...

June 25, 2025 5:00 PM

South Korea court rejects arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon, Yonhap says

A South Korean court has rejected a request to issue an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol related to a probe into his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, the Yonhap News Agency said on Wednesday, citing a special prosecutor. A spokesperson for the Seoul Central District Court and the prosecution office could not immediately be reached for comment. South Korea's special prosecutor had asked the court on Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant for Yoon as an investigation inten...

June 24, 2025 5:15 PM

South Korea special prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon

South Korea's special prosecutor asked a court on Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, an investigator said, as a probe intensified over the ousted leader's botched bid to impose martial law. Yoon, who is already facing a criminal trial on insurrection charges for leading the martial law declaration, was arrested in January after resisting authorities trying to take him into custody, but was released after 52 days on technical grounds. The martial law attempt ...

June 3, 2025 9:10 AM

South Koreans vote for president in hope of restoring stability after martial law crisis

South Koreans were voting for a new president on Tuesday to cap six months of turmoil triggered by a shock martial law briefly imposed by former leader Yoon Suk Yeol that marred the country's reputation as a vibrant, if at times chaotic, democracy. The new leader will face the challenge of rallying a society deeply scarred by the attempt at military rule and an export-heavy economy reeling from unpredictable protectionist moves by the United States, a major trading partner and a security ally. ...

April 8, 2025 10:33 AM

South Korea to hold snap presidential election on June 3

South Korea's government has approved June 3 as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his short-lived declaration of martial law. The cabinet agreed the date on Tuesday after discussions with the National Election Commission since it needed to approve a public holiday for the election. Yoon was removed by the Constitutional Court for violating his official duty by issuing the martial law decree on December 3 and mobilising ...