South Korea's president has been removed from office after the Constitutional Court voted unanimously to uphold his impeachment. Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended from duty in December after being impeached by parliament, following his failed attempt to impose martial law. The ruling on Friday was met with tears of joy and sadness among Yoon's critics and supporters, who had gathered in various parts of
Investigators and police braved freezing temperatures and cut through barbed wire to reach Yoon Yoon Suk Yeol has become South Korea's first sitting president to be arrested after investigators scaled barricades and cut through barbed wire to take him into custody. Yoon, 64, is being investigated on charges of insurrection for a failed martial law order on 3 December that plunged the country into
South Korea plane crash kills 179 with investigation into cause under way All passengers and most of the crew onboard a Jeju Air flight have died after the plane crash-landed at an airport in South Korea on Sunday. A total of 179 of the 181 people travelling on the Boeing 737-800 were killed, with just two survivors - both cabin staff - pulled from the burning wreckage. The plane landed at Muan In
Lawmakers in South Korea have narrowly failed to impeach the nation's president over his short-lived attempt to declare martial law. A bill to censure Yoon Suk Yeol fell five votes short of the 200 needed to pass, with many members of parliament in the ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotting the vote. The South Korean premier sparked widespread shock and anger when he declared military rule - a
'We had to stop this': Woman who grabbed South Korean soldier's gun speaks to BBC A chaotic night in South Korea produced scenes most thought were consigned to the nation’s history. One in particular has caught the attention of many: a woman confronting soldiers who were sent to block lawmakers from entering the National Assembly. Footage of Ahn Gwi-ryeong, 35, a spokesperson for the opposition De
Why did South Korea's president declare martial law - and what now? South Korea's president shocked the country on Tuesday night when, out of the blue, he declared martial law in the Asian democracy for the first time in nearly 50 years. Yoon Suk Yeol's drastic decision - announced in a late-night TV broadcast - mentioned "anti-state forces" and the threat from North Korea. But it soon became clea
Crews have been pumping the water out of the flooded tunnel in a desperate rescue mission At least 40 people in South Korea have died after a weekend of severe rains caused widespread flooding and landslides across the country. The disasters have prompted calls from President Yoon Suk Yeol to "overhaul" how the country combats extreme weather arising from climate change.
Myong Suk is hunched over her phone, desperately trying to make another sale. A shrewd businesswoman, she is secretly selling minuscule amounts of smuggled medicine to those who desperately need it - just enough so she can survive the day. She has already been caught once and could barely afford the bribe to stay out of prison. She cannot afford to be caught again. But at any moment there could be
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