Yoon, South Korea

Prosecution convenes meeting to decide whether to indict South Korea's President Yoon
SEOUL: South Korean Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung on Sunday (Jan 26) convened a meeting with chief and deputy chief prosecutors from the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and district prosecutors' office to decide how further to proceed with President Yoon Suk Yeol's case.
South Korea court rejects request to extend Yoon's detention
A South Korean court on Friday rejected the prosecutors' office request to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over a criminal investigation into his short-lived martial law on Dec.
South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest
South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.
(2nd LD) Court again rejects prosecutors' request for extension of Yoon's arrest
A Seoul court on Saturday again turned down prosecutors' request for an extension of President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest, prosecution officials said. The Seoul Central District Court retained its earlier decision that rejected the first request to extend the impeached president's detention,
Seoul court denies prosecution's request to extend Yoon's arrest
The Seoul Central District Court on Friday night dismissed the prosecution's request to extend impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention beyond its initial period.

Russia, North Korea

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North Korea tests cruise missile system, vows 'toughest response' to US, South Korea military drills
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South Korea Issues Update on Yearslong Birth Rate Crisis
The East Asian country posted 240,000 births last year, according to preliminary estimates, boosting the country's fertility ...
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Where to go in Korea during the six-day Lunar New Year break
The Lunar New Year holiday, known as Seol in South Korea, has been extended to six days, from Jan. 25 to 30. Families, ...
Trump calls North Korea a 'nuclear power,' drawing a rebuke from Seoul
South Korea said denuclearization was still the goal after President Donald Trump used a phrase that could imply recognition ...
Bitter Boardroom Feud for Korea Zinc Takes a Dramatic Turn
An eventful shareholder meeting provided the latest twist in the dispute between the families whose deceased patriarchs ...
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Jeju Aeroplane received bird activity warning one minute before black box stopped: Ministry
The ill-fated Jeju Aeroplane in last month's deadly crash received a warning from air traffic control about bird activity just one minute before its black box recording stopped, South Korea's ...
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S. Korea reports 29th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza
South Korea reported another case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) at a duck farm in the central region, raising the ...