South Korea’s Constitutional Court struck down the impeachment of the country’s prime minister Han Duck-soo and restored his powers on Monday, the latest twist in a political saga that started when the President declared martial law last year.

The Constitutional Court reinstated Han Duck-soo as acting President, as a ruling on President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment is still to come.

South Korea's top court reinstated Han Duck-soo as acting president as he pledged to focus on steering the nation through a U.S. "trade war".