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Le Mans via the scrapyard: South Korea's forgotten project Genesis will hope to surpass

Genesis, you might think, will become the first South Korean manufacturer to compete at the Le Mans 24 Hours when its forthcoming LMDh takes to the grid in 2026. But you’d be wrong. Thirty years before the Hyundai brand’s intended arrival there was another campaign at Circuit de la Sarthe…

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South Korea's Impeached President Refuses Further Questioning

South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, faces potential arrest over a martial law declaration.

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What is ASEAN and why are Asian countries like Japan and South Korea not part of it?

The bloc has a GDP of around $4.2 trillion and came up during a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday.

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South Korea's President Arrest: What Happens Next?

Impeached leader Yoon Suk Yeol made history this week as the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested, ending a weeks-long standoff.

International Business Times

South Korean president sits silently through 10 hours of questioning

Yoon Suk Yeol ‘simply refused to speak’

The Independent UK

Lawyers of detained South Korean president say he will reject questioning by investigators

Lawyers representing South Korea’s impeached president say he will refuse further questioning after being detained by anti-corruption officials over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month, maintaining that the investigation is illegal

The Independent UK

South Korea's Yoon To Avoid Fresh Questioning After Dramatic Arrest

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faced renewed questioning Thursday, a day after his dramatic arrest over a failed martial law declaration, but his lawyers said he would not take part.

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Impeached South Korean President Taken To Detention Center

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol impeached and detained over corruption allegations, sparking mixed reactions and shaking up the country's polit...

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South Korea arrests a president

About a thousand police officers helped detain South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol early Wednesday

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South Korea’s President Yoon arrested: What happened and what’s next

Hundreds of officers push past Yoon’s small army of personal security to take the impeached leader into custody.

Al Jazeera

South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol arrested and questioned for hours

Impeached president questioned over martial law declaration last month after standoff at his residence

The Guardian - UK

Why did it take so long to arrest South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol?

Yoon Suk Yeol becomes first sitting South Korean president to be arrested, six weeks after he declared martial law

The Independent UK

Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc

The Independent UK

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested after dramatic hours-long standoff

Yoon Suk Yeol was brought into custody about three hours after hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the residential compound

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The Guardian - AU

Ladders, noodle stations and K-pop: how the arrest of South Korea’s president unfolded

Police came better prepared than for their first attempt two weeks ago while supporters on both sides of the political divide came out to protest

The Independent UK

A look at the events that led up to the detention of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained after a massive law enforcement operation at the presidential compound that ended a weeks-long stand-off between his bodyguards and the country’s anti-corruption agency

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Arrested For Questioning

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested for questioning after declaring martial law, facing severe accusations and impeachment proceedings.

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Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol in South Korea: why has it taken so long and what happens next?

Suspended president faces charges of inciting insurrection – legally separate from impeachment proceedings but likewise resulting from grab for martial law

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International Business Times

S. Korea's Yoon: From Rising Star To Historic Arrest

South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol rose from star prosecutor to the presidency in just a few years, but after a series of scandals and a bungled martial law decree, he's become the country's first-ever sitting president to be arrested.

International Business Times

South Korean President Yoon Arrested Over Failed Martial Law Bid

Yoon, who faces charges of insurrection over his short-lived effort to impose martial law last month, said he would comply with investigators to avoid "bloodshed".

International Business Times

South Korea's Six Weeks Of Political Chaos

South Korea has endured six weeks of political turmoil since President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and sent soldiers and helicopters to parliament.

Al Jazeera

South Korea’s President Yoon arrested over short-lived martial law attempt

Investigators used ladders to climb into President Yoon Suk-yeol’s home after he failed to appear at impeachment trial.

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South Korean Officials Attempt Second Detention Of Impeached President

South Korean law enforcement attempts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law imposition, leading to a standoff at his official reside...

The Guardian - UK

European jitters about Trump 2.0 not shared by much of world, poll finds

Exclusive: Findings suggest ‘weakening of west’ as relations become more transactional, say report’s authors

The Independent UK

Police in standoff with guards at impeached South Korean President Yoon's residence

South Korean law enforcement officials are in a standoff with presidential security forces at impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s official residence in the capital Seoul

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