South Korea, Yoon and presidential security

South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief
South Korean police has questioned the chief of the presidential security service as the two agencies clashed over attempts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korea presidential security chief warns against violent attempt to arrest Yoon
By Hyunjoo Jin and Jack Kim Seoul (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief said on Friday the impeached leader, who faces arrest over a criminal probe into his Dec. 3 martial law bid,
South Korean lawmakers seek independent probe as Yoon's lawyers warn detention may spark 'civil war'
South Korean opposition parties introduced a bill Thursday calling for an independent investigation into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief martial law declaration
South Korean Opposition’s Support Slides as Yoon Defies Arrest
The support rate for South Korea’s main opposition that has been leading the impeachment campaign against President Yoon Suk Yeol dived, as investigators struggle to arrest the embattled leader.
South Korean presidential security chief to appear for questioning by police on Friday
South Korean presidential security chief Park Chong-jun plans to appear for questioning by police on Friday, a spokesperson for the security service said. Investigators seeking to arrest South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for possible insurrection were blocked by his security staff in a six-hour standoff last week.
Impeached South Korean president's lawyers slam detention efforts as acting leader warns of clash
Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denounced efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern Wednesday over a possible clash between law enforcement agents and presidential security personnel.

Korea-Japan foreign ministers to meet in Seoul

South Korea’s far right borrows from Trump’s playbook to bolster impeached Yoon
The president's conservative supporters contend that the country has been overrun by North Korea sympathizers conspiring to ...
Two weeks in, South Korea's latest leader Choi walks political tightrope
Two weeks after becoming South Korea's second acting president, Choi Sang-mok faces not only the task of steering a shaky ...
‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama
Crowds of people wrapped up against the bitter January cold clutch signs emblazoned with the slogan “Stop the Steal,” wave US ...
How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s Leader From Detention
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security service stopped an effort to detain him on insurrection charges and has vowed to do so ...
South Korea's Yoon to accept court decision even if it ends presidency, lawyer says
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will accept the decision of the Constitutional Court that is trying parliament's ...
Flights, shipping delayed as South Korea struggles in grip of extreme low temperatures
South Korea was experiencing the coldest day of the winter so far Thursday with temperatures ranging from 14 degrees ...
What to know about the siege outside South Korea’s presidential compound
For weeks, impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has remained in his compound and refused to respond to detention and search ...
Analysis-South Korea jet crash puts fast-growing Jeju Air's safety under scrutiny
Before it suffered the deadliest crash in South Korea's history, budget airline Jeju Air was moving fast: racking up record ...
In South Korea, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges Facing Democracies
The U.S. secretary of state aimed to show that his country stood by South Korea as it grapples with a political crisis, and ...
South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea
South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew 685 miles before landing in waters between the Korean ...
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Top Japanese diplomat to visit Seoul to shore up ties amid political chaos
Iwaya, who will be the first Japanese foreign minister to visit Seoul in seven years, will meet with his South Korean ...