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South Korean Plane with 169 Passengers Onboard Catches Fire at Busan Airport; Seven Injured
South Korea authorities revealed on Wednesday that an Airbus plane had caught fire at Busan airport, injuring at least seven passengers on Tuesday night. According to local media, the fire…
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South Korean President Indicted As ‘Ringleader Of An Insurrection’
South Korean prosecutors indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol Sunday for being the “ringleader of an insurrection” after his abortive declaration of martial law, ordering the suspended leader to remain…
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South Korean President Yoon Arrested Over Failed Martial Law Bid
Impeached South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday over his failed martial law bid, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities and becoming the first president to be…
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Impeachment Trial Of South Korean President Yoon To Begin
The impeachment trial of South Korea’s suspended President Yook Suk Yeol begins Tuesday, with the country’s Constitutional Court set to weigh whether to strip him of his presidential duties over…
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Seoul Says 300 North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting Ukraine
Around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and 2,700 wounded while fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker said Monday, citing information from Seoul’s spy agency.…
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Zelensky ‘Ready’ To Hand North Korean POWs To Pyongyang
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he was ready to hand captured North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang in exchange for the return of Ukrainian POWs held in Russia. Zelensky’s offer…
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Seoul Confirms Ukraine Captured Two North Korean Soldiers
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service on Sunday backed up Ukraine’s account of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers this week in Russia, after Kyiv said they were being questioned.…
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Zelensky Says Ukraine Captured 2 North Korean Soldiers, Shares Photos on Social Media
A photo of one of the North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian troops that President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on social media. Latin Times Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers…
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Arrest Deadline For Impeached South Korean President Enters Final Day
South Korean investigators trying to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol have less than 24 hours before their warrant expires Monday, with the embattled leader holed out in his residence…
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South Korean Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Impeached President Yoon
Investigators said on December 31 that a South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached and suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol in connection with his brief attempt to…
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S. Korean Prosecutors Say Yoon Authorised ‘Shooting’ During Martial Law Bid
South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a…
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Bitcoin’s ‘Kimchi Premium’ jumps amid South Korean political turmoil
A KEY metric to gauge the interest in Bitcoin from investors in South Korea has risen this week to a four-month high, as the political turmoil in the East Asian…
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South Korean Crypto Mogul Do Kwan Will Be Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for $40 Billion Crypto Crash
Montenegrin police officers of the PJP (Special Police Unit) escort South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon (C) at the exit of a court in Podgorica, Montenegro, on March 23, 2024.…
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South Korean Acting President Impeached Just Two Weeks Into The Job
Acting President Han Duck-soo, pictured speaking in Seoul earlier this month, was impeached by parliament in a unanimous vote on Friday. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images South Korea’s parliament voted…
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South Korean Lawmakers Impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo
South Korean lawmakers impeached the acting president on Friday, as the country struggles to shake off political turmoil sparked by his predecessor’s martial law declaration that shocked the world. Han…
