After Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached for his failed attempt to impose martial law in December 2024, false claims of support from the United States for the ousted South Korean leader have circulated on social media.

South Korea relies on security guarantees from the US to deter North Korean aggression, providing sites that host about 28,500 American troops. Earlier in March, a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier docked at a South Korean port, prompting the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to denounce the deployment of strategic assets in the region.

Former South Korean leader Moon Jae-in hailed the arrest of his successor President Yoon Suk Yeol but an image appearing to show Moon celebrating the event is manipulated. The original picture predates Yoon's short-lived martial law that plunged the country into turmoil -- and shows Moon after his election victory in May 2017.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gave a closing statement at his impeachment trial on Tuesday, apologizing to citizens for his short-lived declaration of martial law but defending the move.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a string of legal battles as the suspended leader fights to save his political career – and avoid prison – following his brief imposition of martial ...

SEOUL – Crowds of South Koreans filled downtown Seoul in one of the largest protests since President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached for his martial law declaration, as judges enter the final stretch of their deliberations on whether to confirm his ouster or reinstate him.

SEOUL, Feb 25 (Reuters) - South Korean parliamentary lawyers seeking President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal over his short-lived imposition of martial law compared him to a dictator on Tuesday during ...

We explore the latest in ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas with our Middle East correspondent, Leila Molana-Allen. Then: South Korea’s Yoon

SEOUL -- South Korea's constitutional court held the 11th and final hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial on Tuesday, with Yoon being present for his final statement.

Seoul: Thousands of supporters of South Korean impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol gathered around the Constitutional Court Tuesday amid the final hearing of his impeachment trial, calling for the nullification of the impeachment.

After Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached for his failed attempt to impose martial law in December 2024, false claims of support from the United States for the ousted South Korean leader have circulated ...