Chinese media also quickly reported the issuance of an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol and the news of President Yoon's supporters storming the

Recently suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested early Wednesday by the country's Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, ending a political standoff triggered by Yoon's short-lived decision to impose martial law last month.

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol becomes the first sitting president to be arrested in the country’s history after weeks-long standoff.

Anchor] Regarding Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest, the U.S. government expressed its position that "we have confidence in the democratic resilience of the Republic of

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean authorities began a second attempt on Wednesday to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched declaration ... from London and Jennifer Jett reported from Hong Kong.

South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol rose from star prosecutor to the presidency in just a few years, but after a series of scandals and a bungled martial law decree, he’s become the country’s first-ever sitting president to be arrested.

Kim was chosen by Yoon's lawyers as a witness for the trial. He was arrested on Dec 8 over his alleged role in the martial law decree and attempted suicide on Dec 10. During the hearing, Yoon said the martial law declaration was not a failure because he had always planned to end it quickly.

Impeached South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday over his failed martial law bid, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities and becoming the first sitting president to be ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's impeached President, Yoon Suk Yeol, attended a court hearing on Saturday to fight a request by investigators to extend his detention on accusations of insurrection.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was sent to a detention center near Seoul on Wednesday night, after being questioned by anti-corruption officials who ...

Yoon Suk Yeol’s presence at the court was his first public appearance since becoming South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained over his short-lived declaration of martial law ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean investigators asked prosecutors to indict the country's detained President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month, as it ...