White House responds as South Korean president walks back martial law

The White House on Tuesday said the US was "relieved" after South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would lift martial law just hours after imposing it. Read More

Martial law lifted in South Korea as calls for impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol grow: Live updates

Martial law lifted in South Korea as calls for impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol grow: Live updates - Opposition says it will try to nullify shock move by embattled president Yoon Suk Yeol ... Read More

White House ‘monitoring’ South Korea after martial law declared

The White House Tuesday said it was “monitoring” the situation in South Korea after the president of the close U.S. ally suddenly declared martial law. The Biden administration had no immediate ... Read More

South Korea’s opposition parties submit a motion to impeach President Yoon over sudden martial law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition parties on Wednesday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing pressure to leave office hours after he ended a short-lived ... Read More

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment after attempt to impose martial law

Moments after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced he would lift the martial law people outside the National Assembly celebrated, the AFP news agency reports. It adds that Yoon says martial ... Read More

Live Updates: South Korean President Backs Down From Martial Law

President Yoon Suk Yeol announced the extraordinary move amid a bitter fight with the political opposition, and protesters clashed with police outside the assembly. Read More

Yoon backs down after South Korean lawmakers rise up against martial law decree

In a night of extraordinary developments in Seoul, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a surprise late-night address to the nation, citing threats from North Korea and from his political ... Read More

President Yoon’s Speech Declaring Martial Law

President Yoon Suk Yeol made the extraordinary declaration in an unannounced speech to the nation on Tuesday night. Read More

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law; opposition leaders vow to fight

Parliamentary aides in South Korea emptied fire extinguishers on armed troops entering the national assembly as protesters took to the streets. Read More

South Korea's right-wing president declares martial law, claiming "communist" threat

"I declare martial law to protect the free Republic of Korea from the threat of North Korean communist forces, to eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces that are plundering the ... Read More

White House hosts AIDS Memorial Quilt for first time

U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Sunday hosted AIDS survivors, advocates, and family members who lost loved ones to the disease for a display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt at the ... Read More