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South Korea, martial law

CNN on MSN · 1h

What has happened in South Korea and what does martial law have to do with it?

South Korea is reeling after a whiplash eight hours during which the country’s embattled president declared martial law but was forced to lift it amid widespread condemnation, throwing the country’s political landscape into chaos and uncertainty.

What next for South Korea after night of political drama and turmoil

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s rescinded martial law declaration will test relations with the U.S., and raises questions about the nearly 30,000 American troops in the country.

South Korea's History of Martial Law Revealed in Dramatic Pictures

During South Korea's decades under autocratic governments and military rule, martial law was a common response to political instability.

Man smuggled weapons to North Korea

ABC News on MSN · 19h

Undocumented Chinese immigrant charged with shipping weapons to North Korea

Shenghua Wen allegedly moved items to North Korea by concealing them in shipping containers from Long Beach, California, through Hong Kong and then North Korea.

NBC News on MSN · 20h

Chinese man in U.S. charged with sending weapons to North Korea

A Chinese man living in the United States illegally was arrested Tuesday and accused of exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea and of planning to send other technology to the nuclear-armed pariah state.

U.S. charges Chinese national for allegedly exporting guns and ammo to North Korea

A Chinese national living in California is accused of exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea at the direction of North Korean agents.

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South Korea’s Turmoil Is the Latest Threat to a Three-Way Pacific Alliance

Donald J. Trump had been seen as the main risk factor for the partnership between Tokyo, Seoul and Washington. Then came ...

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South Korea martial law ‘a painful reminder of how easily democracy can be threatened,’ protesters say

Candle-lit vigils and rallies were held across South Korea on Wednesday, a nation outraged and frustrated by the president’s ...

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Zealous tourists are unfazed by South Korea’s sudden martial law turmoil

Many tourists in Seoul seemed largely unfazed by the political turmoil unfolding in the capital as they flocked to the city’s ...

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South Korea: Parliament introduced a motion to impeach Yoon, defence minister offered to resign

The daughter of assassinated president Park Chung-hee, she was elected president herself in 2013, but was impeached and ...

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‘Washington was blindsided’ by declaration of martial law, says former US ambassador to South Korea

Bianna Golodryga speaks with Kathleen Stephens, the former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, about what may happen after ...

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South Korea’s martial law crisis stirs memories of 1980 Gwangju massacre

In the uncertain hours early Wednesday, many recalled the nation’s last martial law, which came after a coup installed a ...

7hon MSN

Why South Korea’s Leader Made Such a Fateful Decision

For Yoon Suk Yeol, the unpopular president of South Korea, things appeared to worsen with each passing day. Thousands of ...

3hon MSNOpinion

South Korea showed Americans how to defend democracy

Just before 11 p.m. local time Tuesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a televised address to ...

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