SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court early Thursday approved the new arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges ...

Four months after his release, South Korea’s disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sent back to a detention ...

The election was triggered by the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who now faces an explosive trial on rebellion charges over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.

South Korea has been in turmoil since former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and was impeached. Can the next leader bring the country back together?

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol greets supporters before heading to his residence in Seocho-dong after leaving his official residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Nov. 11.

Former presidents Park Geun-hye and Yoon Suk Yeol attend a memorial service for South Korea’s former president, Park Chung-hee, on the 44th anniversary of his death in Seoul in 2023.

Political analysts in the U.S. and South Korea have mixed reactions to former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ouster.

The Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law gambit. South Korea will elect a new president within 60 days.

The short-lived implementation of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial-law decree in early December, then weeks of investigative hearings into the matter—livestreamed to the public—added up to ...

South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled Friday to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office. He was impeached in December for imposing martial law.