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South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

South Korean anti-corruption agency asks police to take over efforts to detain impeached Yoon

South Korea's anti-corruption agency has requested that police take over efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after its investigators failed to bring him to custody following a standoff with the presidential security service last week.

POLITICO on MSN · 9h

South Korean protesters demand Yoon’s ouster as impeached president resists arrest

Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities prepared to renew their efforts to detain him over his short-lived martial law decree.

The New York Times · 2d

South Korea Fails to Detain Impeached President in Standoff at His Home

Blocked by bodyguards, officials retreated after several hours without serving a court warrant to hold President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning on insurrection charges.

South Korea, Blinken

The New York Times · 1d

How Fear and Conspiracy Theories Fuel South Korea’s Political Crisis

Right-wing YouTubers helped President Yoon Suk Yeol win his election. They are now his allies in the wake of his botched imposition of martial law.

Blinken Seeks Stability In Crisis-hit Ally South Korea

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds talks Monday in crisis-riven South Korea, seeking to encourage policy stability in the US ally, including in its complicated relationship with Japan.

Blinken wades into South Korea political crisis

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opened a visit to crisis-riven South Korea, where he will seek delicately to encourage continuity with the policies, but not tactics, of the impeached president.

14hon MSN

South Korea's presidential security chief defies Yoon arrest bid as deadline looms

The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest ...

12h

Protesters gather at impeached South Korean president's residence, as arrest warrant nears expiration

Thousands of South Korean citizens were gathering on Sunday near impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s residence a day before ...

12hon MSN

South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon’s ouster as detention deadline looms

The one-week warrant for his detention is valid through Monday. There were no immediate indications that authorities were ...

9hon MSN

South Korea: Thousands brave freezing weather in Seoul to protest against President Yoon Suk Yeol

A warrant has been issued for President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest - but he's currently avoiding detention by remaining holed up ...

2d

Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan and France

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea, Japan and France from Jan. 4-9, the State Department said ...

3don MSN

South Korea struggles to determine cause of plane crash that killed 179 people

South Korean officials are struggling to determine what caused a deadly plane crash that killed nearly 180 people on board, ...

9h

A fire at Namyangju's clothing store...One time, the first phase of the response was issued.

A fire broke out in a three-story clothing warehouse building in Hwado-eup, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, at around 9 p.m.

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South Korea's Yoon: Embittered survivor facing unprecedented arrest

Authorities entered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's compound, evading a crowd of protesters outside, but were confronted ...

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