South Korea's liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected president of South Korea on Wednesday, capping months of ...

SEOUL--In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to inform the public of the ...

A motorcade carrying South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived on Thursday at the Seoul Central District Court, ...

SEOUL, June 12 — A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday for charges linked to his ordering an incursion of military drones over North Korea to ...

Yoon Suk Yeol has become the first president of South Korea to be arrested and sentenced to prison after he was charged with insurrection for declaring martial law in 2024 and throwing the country ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on July 9, 2025. - Kyodo/Getty Images ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends his criminal trial on insurrection charges at a courtroom of the Seoul Central ...

Thousands took to the streets of South Korea's capital Saturday in rival rallies for and against President Yoon Suk Yeol, ahead of impeachment vote ...

A special prosecution team has requested the death penalty for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was removed from the presidency in April 2025 over his illegitimate declaration of ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a legitimate Cabinet meeting ...

An independent counsel on Tuesday demanded the death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law in ...

The Seoul Central District Court on Friday sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on several charges, including obstruction of investigators’ attempt to detain ...