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Prosecutors ask acting president to order security forces to comply with arrest warrant for impeached leader Yoon.

The ship was carrying 22 people, out of which three people were found by the rescue teams in a state of cardiac arrest

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It was a tumultuous end to 2024 for South Korea. On December 14, the country’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was impeached over his short-lived declaration of martial law. Then, just two weeks later, South Korean lawmakers voted to impeach his replacement, Han Duck-soo, accusing him of colluding with his predecessor.

South Korea's anti-corruption agency's failed attempt to detain the impeached president highlights challenges in holding powerful figures accountable amids...

Yoon Suk Yeol has vowed to ‘fight to the end’ as he resists attempts to hold him accountable amid political crisis

Anti-corruption officials say they were blocked by 200 presidential personnel. Plus, FBI says New Orleans terror suspect acted alone

South Korea is a key security ally for Washington but the country has been wracked by a crisis sparked by President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law decree on December 3.

More than 100 firefighters and 40 vehicles were deployed