With the passing of “engagement,” the mood had darkened considerably in Seoul, mirroring a new, bellicose swagger evident ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police questioned the chief of the presidential security service on Friday as the two agencies clashed over attempts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korean prosecutors have indicted the suspended President ... The embattled president had been holed up in his fortified ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s acting leader on Friday accepted the resignation of the chief of the presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, as he faced police questioning over ...

South Korean impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday requested the court to cancel his arrest over his attempt to impose martial law in December last year, according to local media.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's first sitting head of state to face a criminal trial, defended his failed ...

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Park Jong-joon, the chief of the presidential security service, arrives at the Joint Investigation Headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Lim Hwa-young/Yonhap via AP ...

South Korea’s Acting Leader Accepts Resignation of Presidential Security Chief SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s acting leader on Friday accepted the resignation of the chief of the ...