SEOUL — President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fall was as fast as his rise. The political outsider squeaked into the presidency in 2022 ...

SEOUL – The South Korean National Assembly voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, forcing him to immediately hand power over to the prime minister following his short-lived attempt ...

What happens next for President Yoon Suk Yeol as he faces impeachment? What does this mean for South Korea and its relations with the U.S., China, Japan and the world? Joining Mark Lippert and Victor ...

Yoon’s former defense minister, who has been arrested, attempted suicide in detention. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee, The Washington PostPeople watch a TV screen showing the live broadcast of South Korean ...

“We want to make sure that the aspirations of the Syrian people are fully met. They have suffered enough over 14 years, and we’re going to be working very, very hard to do that, particularly ...

SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will remain in office despite his extraordinary and ill-fated attempt to impose martial law this week, after the National Assembly on Saturday failed ...

For many South Koreans, Yoon’s declaration of martial law brings back painful memories of the 1980s before South Korea transitioned from a military dictatorship to a democracy. Michelle Ye Hee ...

Yoon Suk Yeol was a career prosecutor who made his first foray into politics when he became the People Power Party’s presidential candidate in 2021.

Yoon announced he was imposing martial law across ... the president says otherwise/officially lifts it. — Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) December 3, 2024 “We’re seeking to engage our ROK ...

Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post Tokyo/Seoul bureau chief, reported that the National Assembly managed to pull together a majority of its members—190 of 300—in about two and a half hours to ...

SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared “emergency martial law” on Tuesday evening, accusing the opposition of “antistate” activities for paralyzing the government with ...