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South Korean authorities arrive at presidential residence to arrest impeac
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
South Korean authorities on Friday entered the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to execute an arrest warrant over his failed bid to impose martial law, Yonhap reported.
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South Korea to send Jeju Air Flight data recorder to US for analysis
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The South Korean government announced on Wednesday that it will send the flight data recorder from the crashed Jeju Air plane to the United States for further analysis, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.
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South Korea: 179 people dead, 2 rescued out of 181 aboard in plane crash i
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The South Korean authorities on Sunday confirmed that 179 people were killed and two people were rescued out of 181 aboard following a plane crash in South Korea's Muan region, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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"I take full responsibility": Jeju Air CEO following plane crash in South
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Following the crash of a passenger jet carrying 181 people, which burst into flames after skidding off the runway and striking a wall at an airport in South Korea's Muan County on Sunday, Jeju Air CEO Kim E-bae issued a statement expressing regret and offered heartfelt condolences to the fam
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Atleast 28 dead as passenger plane crashes in South Korea
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
At least 28 people have been confirmed dead, with many others feared injured, after a South Korean passenger plane carrying 181 people crashed on Sunday morning at an airport in the country's southwest, according to police and fire officials, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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South Korea's intel confirms capture of North Korean soldier by Ukraine
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
South Korea's intelligence agency on Friday verified reports that Ukrainian special forces had captured a wounded North Korean soldier, marking the first known incident of its kind, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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South Korea: President Yoon defies second summons over martial law investi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday defied summons from a joint investigation team regarding his brief declaration of martial law, marking the second time he has defied summons, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.
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South Korean President vows to "fight until last moment"
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In a televised public address, Yoon said sending troops to the National Assembly during martial law can't amount to insurrection, while he continued to defy calls to step down, Yonhap reported.
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South Korea passes impeachment motion against Chief State Auditor, 3 Prose
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The impeachment motions were against Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) Chairperson Choe Jae-hae; Lee Chang-soo, chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office; and Cho Sang-won and Choi Jae-hun, both prosecutors under Lee, as per Yonhap.
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South Korean President Yoon lifts martial law after major backlash
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on early Wednesday announced the removal of emergency martial law, following a vote by the National Assembly calling for its termination, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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Kim Jong-un orders "mass production of suicide attack drones", say reports
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the performance test of suicide attack drones, stressing the need for prompt full-scale "mass production," Yonhap News Agency reported citing North's state media reported on Friday.
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US, Japan, S Korea hold air drills after North Korea's ballistic missile l
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The trilateral exercise was held on Sunday in airspace north of South Korea's southern island of Jeju, the military said as per Yonhap news outlet. The three nations conducted similar drills earlier too this year.
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