Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean leader says live-streamed briefings may be more entertaining than Netflix

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung begun streaming presidential policy briefings as part of a push for more "direct democracy".

South Korea’s ex-president Yoon tried to provoke Pyongyang into armed aggression: Prosecutor

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks to his lawyers as he attends the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, 23 January 2025. JEON HEON-KYUN/Pool via REUTERS

South Korea’s President calls for probe into links between religious group and politics

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung listens to a reporter’s question during a press conference to mark the first anniversary of the December 3, 2024, martial law declaration by former President Yoon Suk Yeol, at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea’s president begins move back to historic Blue House

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung had vowed to move both the presidential office and residence back to the Blue House if elected.

South Korea to move presidential office to roll back Yoon legacy

South Korea President Lee Jae Myung at the Blue House in Seoul on the first anniversary of the declaration of martial law by ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korea prosecutors seek 15-year jail term for ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea August 12, 2025. JUNG YEON-JE/Pool via REUTERS

South Korea’s Lee says on martial law anniversary perpetrators must face justice

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung is proposing designating Dec 3 a national holiday to celebrate quelling the martial law bid.

Polarised South Korea marks martial law anniversary

Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul on Dec 4, 2024, after ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law.

South Korea court dismisses request to detain former finance minister in martial law probe

A Seould court said it was difficult to conclude Choo Kyung-hoit would destroy evidence or attempt to flee.

How South Korea’s brief martial law upended lives

In this file photo taken on Dec 4, 2024, soldiers attempt to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after then South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law.

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