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Police officers guard the Western District Court after the president’s supporters stormed the building.

Protesters storm South Korean court after president’s detention is extended

Demonstrators blasted fire extinguishers at lines of police guarding the front entrance, then flooded inside, destroying office equipment, fittings and furniture, footage showed.

  • Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park

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Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Gwacheon.

South Korean authorities arrest impeached president

President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested at his home over insurrection accusations related to his martial law declaration, investigators said.

  • Lisa Visentin
RecipeTin Eats’ take on Joy’s Korean triple-fried chicken.

The other KFC: How Korea created one of the world’s greatest fast foods

Korean chicken is an adaptation of classic American fried chicken, though with a unique cooking method that results in a shatter-crisp skin and juicy interior.

  • Ben Groundwater
“Stop the steal!” A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shouts slogans during a rally to oppose his impeachment near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea.

‘Stop the steal’ spreads to South Korea during presidential stand-off

South Korea’s democracy is facing its greatest test in decades as impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol defies an arrest attempt.

  • Lisa Visentin
Kim Keon-hee in 2023.

How a Dior handbag shook up South Korean politics

As South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fights for his political life, there is renewed focus on a luxury accessory given to his wife, Kim Keon-hee, in 2022.

  • Jon Herskovitz, Sam Kim and Shinhye Kang
Police officers escort away a supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korea’s impeached president defies arrest in hours-long standoff

Investigators have left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after the presidential security service prevented his arrest.

  • Kim Tong-Hyung
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Investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board and representatives from Boeing at the crash scene this week.

How two crew members survived the deadly South Korean plane crash

Two factors may have helped the only survivors of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 accident at Muan airport.

  • Samuel Montgomery
Three-year-old Ko Yoonwoo, the youngest victim of the Jeju Air crash, with his parents Jin Lee Seon and Kang Ko, who were also killed.

Pictured: Youngest victim of South Korean plane crash on first trip abroad

South Korean authorities have begun releasing the bodies of the crash victims to their families.

  • Beatrice Siviero
A caricature depicting an imprisoned South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is displayed during a rally outside the National Assembly in Seoul.

South Korean court approves arrest warrant for President Yoon

President Yoon Suk Yeol has repeatedly defied summons to appear for questioning over his martial law declaration.

  • Soo-Hyang Choi and Heesu Lee
The crashed plane burns at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea.

Questions arise over concrete wall near runway in South Korea crash

Most airports don’t have similar structures in such proximity to runways, experts said, and when they do, they’re built to collapse more easily if hit by a plane.

  • River Akira Davis and Niraj Chokshi

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