As authorities probe passenger jet crash, police conduct ‘search and seizure operation’ at airline’s offices and airport. Police in South Korea have banned Jeju Air chief executive Kim E-bae from leaving the country amid an investigation into the deadliest-ever air disaster on South Korean soil. The move came on Thursday as aviation authorities stepped up their probe … Read more
South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said on Wednesday they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis. The plane was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it issued a mayday call … Read more
Two presidents have been impeached in a month and their replacement is under pressure. The political crisis in South Korea is deepening. Two presidents have been impeached within weeks, and their stand-in replacement has come under immediate pressure. The instability is creating serious concern internationally. So what has gone wrong – and what’s next? Presenter: … Read more
In a surprise shift from remorse to defiance, President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea on Thursday refused to step down and lashed out at those who sought to oust him over his short-lived decision to place his country under military rule. Mr. Yoon has faced mounting pressure from all sides after his decision on … Read more
A Lebanese journalist documenting the conflict with Israel has no choice but to evacuate his family from the south. When 26-year-old Hussein Bassal chose to be a video journalist, he never imagined he would be documenting his own family’s journey through displacement. Between south Lebanon and Beirut, he covers Israel’s ongoing war on his country, … Read more
South Korean police arrested former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on Sunday for his alleged role in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law, according to Yonhap News Agency. Kim was considered a key figure in Tuesday’s short-lived martial law decree. He had already resigned as defense minister. Police have launched an investigation into Kim, as well … Read more
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea grew increasingly isolated on Friday, after the head of his ruling party came out in support of impeaching the president, and the country’s military said it would not follow any orders to reimpose martial law. In a surprise about-face, the leader of the governing People Power Party, or … Read more
South Korea’s military — agents of terror and violence in the 1970s and ’80s — spent decades scrupulously cleaning up its image to become what many people in the country came to see as a modern and disciplined force. But that image was shattered on Thursday when the general who led a short-lived spasm of … Read more
South Korea’s reputation as a stable democracy faced a serious threat on Tuesday night when President Yoon Suk-yeol shocked the nation – and much of the world – by declaring martial law. He was forced to withdraw his decree hours later, after it was overwhelmingly rejected by members of parliament. President Yoon now faces an … Read more
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol faces demands to resign following a bungled imposition of martial law. Yoon’s order on Tuesday to impose martial law on South Korea plunged the country into deep turmoil and caught allies around the world off guard. It brought thousands of protesters to the streets before lawmakers voted it down. The … Read more