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Jeju Air crash black boxes stopped recording before flight crashed: South Korea

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The black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the crashed Jeju Air flight that left 179 ...

As South Korea’s impeached president Yoon awaits fate, his party sees signs of revival

SEOUL, Jan 9 : A prolonged period of uncertainty over the fate of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ...

Blinken visits crisis-riven South Korea

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opened a visit to crisis-riven South Korea where he will seek delicately ...

Blinken wades into political crisis with stop in South Korea

SEOUL, Jan 5: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives late Sunday in crisis-riven South Korea where he will seek ...

South Korea investigators in standoff to arrest President Yoon

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South Korean investigators sought to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence Friday over a failed martial law ...

Blinken to visit South Korea with eye on political crisis

SEOUL, Jan 3: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit South Korea for talks next week, Seoul's foreign ministry ...

South Korean investigators attempt to detain impeached President Yoon

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South Korean investigators arrived at the presidential residence with a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ...

Yoon Vows To 'Fight Until End'

South Korea's impeached president resists arrest over martial law bid

SEOUL, Jan 2: Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remained defiantly inside his residence resisting arrest for a third ...

South Korea's impeached president resists arrest over martial law bid

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Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remained defiantly inside his residence resisting arrest for a third day on Thursday ...

South Korea's presidential aides offer to resign amid political crisis

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Senior aides to South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Wednesday, a day after ...

South Korea court issues arrest warrant for president Yoon

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A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached, suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, investigators said Tuesday, over ...

179 dead in South Korea's worst plane crash

MUAN (SOUTH KOREA), Dec 29: A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival ...

Experts question bird strike as cause of South Korea plane crash

Dec 29: Uncertainty surrounds the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil, aviation experts said on Sunday, questioning how much ...

Impeached South Korean president defies summons third time in a row

SEOUL, Dec 29: South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol refused a summons to appear for questioning on Sunday, the ...

179 feared dead after South Korea plane crashes with 181 aboard

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A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival on Sunday, smashing into a ...

120 dead in fiery South Korea airliner crash, two crew rescued

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At least 120 people were killed when an airliner landed without wheels, veering off the runway and erupting in a ...

Death toll from South Korea plane crash rises to 62

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At least 62 people were killed when an airliner veered off the runway and erupted into a fireball as it ...

47 dead after South Korean plane with 181 crashes at airport

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At least 47 people were killed when a passenger jet crash-landed at an airport in southwestern South Korea, the local ...

South Korea's acting president impeached

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South Korea's parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, less than two weeks after suspending President Yoon Suk Yeol's ...

South Korea's acting president faces impeachment vote

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South Korea's acting president faced an impeachment vote on Friday, as the country struggled to shake off political turmoil sparked ...

Biden calls alliance with South Korea 'linchpin for peace' in region

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President Joe Biden underscored the strength of the US relationship with South Korea during a call Saturday with Prime Minister ...

Tarique Rahman expresses solidarity with South Korea's democratic movement

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Acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman has voiced strong support for the people of South Korea as ...

South Korea's President Yoon impeached over martial law bid

SEOUL, Dec 14: South Korean lawmakers on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with ...

South Korean President Yoon impeached over martial law bid

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached on Saturday in a second vote by the opposition-led parliament over his ...

South Korean president faces second impeachment vote as thousands rally

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

South Korean ex-defence minister tries to kill self

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South Korea's former defence minister tried to kill himself shortly before he was formally arrested over his role in this ...

South Korea president still on thin ice over martial law mayhem

S Korean opposition leader says will try again to impeach president on Dec 14

SEOUL, Dec 8: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's future remained uncertain Sunday even after surviving an impeachment vote over ...

South Korea president escapes impeachment over martial law fiasco

SEOUL, Dec 7: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escaped impeachment Saturday over his brief declaration of martial law, after ...

Impeachment looms ever closer for South Korean president

SEOUL, Dec 6: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday looked increasingly likely to be unseated after the head ...

South Korean Defence Minister resigns

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun following widespread criticism over the ...