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South Korea elects Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party as president in wake of former leader's impeachment
South Korea's voters cast their ballots in a snap presidential election sparked by the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korea's liberal-led legislature passes bills calling for special probes into Yoon and wife
South Korea’s liberal-led legislature has passed bills to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ...
North Korea says it has raised a capsized destroyer upright as it continues repair
North Korea says it righted a capsized destroyer and moored it at a pier in the northeastern port of Chongjin as it continues to repair a new warship leader Kim Jong Un has described as a significant ...
South Korea’s opposition leader Lee wins election as voters punish conservatives after martial law chaos
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s next president on Wednesday following a dramatic snap election ...
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Outspoken liberal leader Lee elected South Korea’s president, capping months of political turmoil
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician ...
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Irish early risers try to help get South Korea’s suicide rate down
South Korea has the fourth highest suicide rate in the world and the highest within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). While the global suicide rate is declining, it ...
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After early qualification, S. Korea coach shifts focus to World Cup preparation
With his team having clinched an early berth in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, South Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo said he is now ...
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Four NKoreans cross maritime border with South
A wooden boat carrying four North Koreans drifted into waters south of the de facto maritime border with the South last month ...