SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean rescue workers on Saturday pulled a man from a collapsed subway construction site near the capital of Seoul and continued searching for another believed to be trapped inside. Im Gwang-sik, an official with Gwangmyeong city’s fire department, said the survivor was trapped about 30 meters (98 feet) underground … Read more
South Korea’s president removed from office over martial law bid Financial Times Yoon Suk Yeol: Jubilation and despair as South Korea president removed from office BBC South Korea’s President Yoon ousted as court upholds impeachment Reuters South Korea’s Constitutional Court Removes Impeached President Yoon: Live Updates The New York Times South Korean court upholds President Yoon’s impeachment over martial … Read more
At least six of the court’s eight justices need to uphold Yoon’s impeachment to remove him from office. South Korea’s Constitutional Court has announced that it will on Friday issue its ruling on whether to permanently remove impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office. The court said in a statement on Tuesday that it will … Read more
Judges overturn Han’s impeachment in latest twist in saga set off by suspended president’s martial law decree. South Korea’s Constitutional Court has reinstated impeached Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as acting president, the latest twist in the meandering political saga set off by the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol. The court’s eight justices voted 7-1 to … Read more
More than two dozen wildfires broke out in southeastern South Korea over the weekend, killing four people and injuring nine others, officials said on Monday. Thousands of firefighters and dozens of helicopters were sent out to fight 29 fires that burned through at least 22,000 acres and forced the evacuation of nearly 3,000 people, according … Read more
South Korea’s air force says it accidentally dropped eight bombs in the wrong place during a training exercise. South Korea’s air force has said that one of its fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs in the wrong place during a training exercise, resulting in civilian injuries. “Eight MK-82 general-purpose bombs were abnormally released from an … Read more
Military officials inspect an area after a military bombs were dropped in Pocheon, 42 kilometers northeast of Seoul, March 6. Yonhap A destroyed house after an Air Force fighter jet accidently dropped boms in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, March 6 / Yonhap Seven people were injured Thursday after an Air Force fighter jet accidentally dropped eight … Read more
Fighting reportedly broke out in Nasir in Upper Nile state on February 14 and 15, the UN mission in South Sudan says. The United Nations has called for calm as it reported deadly clashes in South Sudan have killed civilians and wounded a peacekeeper. Fighting broke out between the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPSF) … Read more
Trump’s executive order cutting aid to South Africa stems from his claims of human rights abuses against white farmers. But how accurate are his accusations, and what’s really behind them? Contributors:Herman Wasserman – Journalism professor, Stellenbosch UniversityRedi Tlhabi – Journalist and authorRuth Hall – Political scientistZaid Jilani – Journalist, The American Saga On our radar: … Read more
A court in Seoul grants request for an arrest warrant, saying there was ‘concern’ that Yoon could ‘destroy evidence’. A court in South Korea has approved the formal arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his decision to declare martial law last month. The Seoul Western District Court on Sunday granted law enforcement’s request for … Read more