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South Korea's impeached president is arrested over a martial law declaration as his supporters riot

Jan. 18, 2025 21:37 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul. He faces possible imprisonment over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month. Yoon’s...

A look at the events that led up to the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol

Jan. 18, 2025 20:46 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested on Sunday, days after being apprehended in a massive law enforcement operation at his presidential compound in Seoul. Yoon’s arrest could mark the beginning of a prolonged period...

What lies ahead for South Korea's impeached president as investigators seek his arrest?

Jan. 17, 2025 05:24 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Law enforcement authorities on Friday requested a court warrant to formally arrest South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who was in his third day at a detention center after his lawyers failed in a last-minute effort to secure his release. ...

China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy

Jan. 17, 2025 03:08 AM EST

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation, which is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working age people. ...

More countries, including China, are grappling with shrinking and aging populations

Jan. 16, 2025 23:39 PM EST

BEIJING (AP) — A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging, as younger generations opt to have fewer children and advances in healthcare extend life expectancy. China said Friday that its population fell for the third straight...

YouTube election fraud conspiracy theories fuel impeached South Korean president and his supporters

Jan. 16, 2025 05:25 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands have braved the frigid January weather in Seoul protests, waving South Korean and American flags and shouting vows to protect their embattled conservative hero, the impeached South Korean president facing imprisonment over potential rebellion charges. ...

South Korean authorities take impeached President Yoon to detention center after questioning

Jan. 15, 2025 08:20 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was sent to a detention center near Seoul on Wednesday night, after being questioned by anti-corruption officials who took him into custody over his imposition of martial law last month. Yoon was detained...

PHOTO COLLECTION: South Korea Martial Law

Jan. 15, 2025 06:06 AM EST
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What to know about the detention of impeached South Korean President Yoon

Jan. 15, 2025 00:58 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After weeks of being holed up in a heavily guarded compound, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained by hundreds of police and anti-corruption officials for questioning over his imposition of martial law last month. Scuffles...

South Korea's Yoon says 'rule of law has completely collapsed' after he's detained in investigation into martial law

Jan. 14, 2025 20:58 PM EST
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's Yoon says 'rule of law has completely collapsed' after he's detained in investigation into martial law.