South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has replaced his defense minister as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the brief imposition of martial law that brought armed troops into Seoul ...

SEOUL and LONDON -- As the opposition's effort to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made its way through the National Assembly, the leader accepted the resignation of Defense Minister ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president replaced his defense minister Thursday as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the stunning-but-brief imposition of martial law that ...

The President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and appointed Choi Byung-hyuk, who was South Korea's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, as ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol is pressing forward with key appointments, including nominating a Supreme Court justice and potentially putting forward a defense minister pick, on Friday just a day before ...

Protesters with images of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and former South Korea Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun, center, march to the presidential office after a candlelight vigil against ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of his Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun amid growing criticism over the leader’s short-lived declaration of martial law.

South Korea's president has accepted the resignation offer by his defense minister, as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the stunning yet short-lived imposition of martial law that ...

Yoon is the second conservative president in a row to be impeached in South Korea. Park Geun-hye was removed from office in 2017. The decision also marks the third time an impeachment motion has ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has nominated a five-term liberal lawmaker as defense minister, breaking with a ...

Members of Yoon’s governing People Power Party boycotted the votes, leaving the totals far over the threshold to impeach them. Choe has been accused of softening a review of Yoon’s 2022 decision to ...