US flags, “Stop the Steal,” and the Virginia state motto are finding a home in a political battle halfway around the world from Washington, as supporters and critics of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol invoke familiar American political symbols of freedom and defiance.

Seoul stock surge A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Jan. 3, 2025, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) surging 42.98 points, or 1.79 percent,

A standoff between the impeached president’s security team and officials seeking to detain him was echoed on the streets outside the presidential residence.

Blocked by bodyguards, officials retreated after several hours without serving a court warrant to hold President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning on insurrection charges.

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an arrest attempt Friday after an hourslong standoff between anti-corruption investigators and presidential security.

South Korean officials are struggling to determine what caused a deadly plane crash that killed nearly 180 people on board, with the nation saddened, shocked and ashamed over the country’s worst aviation disaster in decades.

South Korean investigators failed to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after an hours-long standoff with his security forces.

Authorities entered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's compound, evading a crowd of protesters outside, but were confronted with presidential security forces inside.

The one-week warrant for his detention is valid through Monday. There were no immediate indications that authorities were ready to send investigators back to the residence as of Sunday afternoon.

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a message to conservative supporters, vowed to 'fight to the end' against 'anti-state forces.'

SEOUL: The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday (Jan 5) he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could pus