#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.29.2026 South Korea’s former first lady jailed for bribery ahead of husband’s verdict. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, was handed a 20-month sentence in a country where high-level prosecutions have become standard fare.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.27.2026 Trump threatens to raise tariffs on South Korea to 25%. President Trump said he would raise import levies for American buyers of South Korean cars, lumber, pharmaceuticals and other items, despite a deal reached in July.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.24.2025 South Korea’s prime minister is reinstated, still no word on president. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is back as acting president, but the Constitutional Court has still not given a date for its ruling on the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.08.2025 South Korea’s defiant president is freed from jail ahead of court ruling. Amid rival mass rallies in Seoul, Yoon Suk Yeol is freed from detention as he faces trial on insurrection charges over his short-lived imposition of martial law.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.26.2025 S. Korean president indicted on insurrection charges after martial law attempt. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and is now in detention, was indicted on charges relating to his attempt to declare martial law.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.18.2025 South Korean president arrested, accused of leading insurrection. Yoon, who was impeached and suspended from office in December, is the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.17.2025 South Korean investigators seek to arrest president for leading insurrection. Investigators say Yoon Suk Yeol abused his power when he tried to impose martial law last month. He would become the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.16.2025 Cold cereal and a blanket on the floor: How South Korea is holding a president. Yoon Suk Yeol this week became South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained. The Seoul Detention Center is a far cry from his official residence.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.15.2025 South Korea’s President Yoon has been detained. Here’s what to know.. President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has already been impeached, became South Korea’s first sitting leader to be detained after weeks of openly defying authorities.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.15.2025 Exiled, shot, impeached, jailed: A history of South Korean presidents. Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is the latest in a long line of leaders to have their political careers marred by scandal or meet an otherwise unfortunate end.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.14.2025 South Korean police try to detain impeached president in predawn operation. Police used ladders to scale barricades and enter the president’s residential compound as they try to detain Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing insurrection charges.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.06.2025 Strength of South Korea democracy tested as president defies arrest. Protesters have thronged the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, where officials trying to arrest him were blocked by security guards.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.06.2025 South Korean turmoil undermines U.S. alliance-building in Asia. As Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits, Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to declare martial law calls into question President Joe Biden’s trust in South Korea’s leader.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.05.2025 Why South Korean protesters are using U.S. flags and a pro-Trump slogan. Both supporters and critics of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are using American symbolism, from the “Stop the Steal” slogan to the Virginia state flag.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.03.2025 Investigators halt attempt to detain South Korean president after standoff. Investigators seeking to detain Yoon Suk Yeol in relation to his attempt to institute martial law scuffled with security service officers blocking entry to his residence.
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