Most of Yoon's ruling party lawmakers boycotted a parliamentary vote Saturday to deny a two-thirds majority needed to suspend ...

A short-lived martial law decree by South Korea's leader last week raised worries about budding authoritarianism around the world ...

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing parliamentary moves to impeach him after he sent heavily armed forces into ...

The East Asian democracy’s long history of military rule loomed large for the public as President Yoon Suk Yeol faced backlash against his emergency martial law.

South Korea's main opposition party said Sunday it will try again to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his declaration of ...

South Korean prosecutors on Sunday detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last week’s brief but ...

Insurgents gained control after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread ...

A large number of people gathered near the South Korean National Assembly on Friday afternoon, holding banners, chanting ...

There is a decades-long tradition of protests in South Korea. They are meticulously organized, involving teams of volunteers ...

A brief martial law episode this week left the world shocked and bewildered.

If the impeachment motion passes, Yoon’s presidential powers will be suspended while the constitutional court considers it — ...