Views: 13 Why turmoil in South Korea raises the stakes for the US WASHINGTON DC – For the US President, Joe Biden, news of the political upheaval playing out on the streets of South Korea is a deeply unwelcome development that threatens to upend one of the uncontested foreign policy triumphs of his administration. The […]
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Views: 10 South Korean Currency Slumps After Martial Law Declared The South Korean won plunged sharply against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, hitting a two-year low after an unexpected address by President Yoon Suk Yeol in which he declared emergency martial law. The South Korean leader has also accused opposition lawmakers of effectively seizing control of
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Views: 11 The protests in Seoul last night against martial law. It was Tuesday when we heard the news about South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declaring martial law. At first, we thought it was fake news. Putting the country under martial law is something that’s often associated with the authoritarian governments South Korea had
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Views: 18 South Korea’s Yoon faces impeachment over shock martial law order South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt at martial law on Wednesday, reversing course after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets. The country’s opposition parties – whose lawmakers jumped fences and tussled with security
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Views: 14 South Korea’s Martial Law Withdrawal Bid: Why President Yoon Took a U-turn? South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has withdrawn the emergency martial law declaration on December 4 just hours after its imposition on Tuesday night. The sudden move to impose martial law, which restricts political and press freedom, was done to counter the “anti-state forces”
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Views: 15 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could be facing impeachment after martial law declaration — here’s what that process looks like South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has two options, according to his opposition — resign, or be impeached. Mr Yoon, who has been the nation’s leader since 2022, now faces condemnation and potential legal
Views: 10 Israeli attacks left 37 martyrs in Gaza over past 24 hours Israeli occupation forces committed four massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 37 Palestinians and the injury of 108 others, according to medical reports. According to Palestinian News &
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Views: 11 Deadly strikes by Israel in Lebanon Lebanon’s Health Ministry and state media say Israeli forces have carried out several new drone and artillery strikes in southern Lebanon, killing a shepherd. The new Israeli strikes on Tuesday put further strain on a tenuous 6-day-old ceasefire with Hizbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed keep
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Views: 18 South Korea lawmakers reject president’s martial law declaration President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law on Tuesday night, creating the most serious challenge to South Korea’s democracy since the 1980s as lawmakers rejected the move in a vote and protesters gathered outside parliament. Yoon’s declaration, which he cast as aimed at his political
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Views: 9 Entire S Korean Cabinet offers to resign after failed martial law attempt The entire Cabinet of South Korea on Wednesday offered to resign after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed attempt to impose martial law in the country, local media reported. According to KBS broadcaster, the Cabinet offered to resign after senior presidential
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