This is Beirut, 14/12 10:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
South Korean lawmakers on Saturday voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a "victory of the people". The vote took place as hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Seoul in rival rallies for and against Yoon, who launched a failed attempt to impose martial law on ...
This is Beirut, 06/12 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
South Korea's ruling party chief demanded Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol be stripped of office, warning there was a "significant risk" he could try to impose martial law again. Yoon late Tuesday declared martial law before being forced into a U-turn after lawmakers dramatically faced down soldiers at parliament and voted to overturn the ...
This is Beirut, 05/12 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was still clinging to power Thursday, with his party announcing they will oppose an impeachment motion after his short-lived imposition of martial law stunned the world. Yoon suspended civilian rule late Tuesday and deployed troops and helicopters to parliament only for lawmakers to vote down the measure and ...
This is Beirut, 04/12 16:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol violated the constitution by declaring martial law in a move aimed at evading criminal investigations, according to an impeachment motion seen by AFP. Yoon "gravely and extensively violated the Constitution and the law", the motion filed by opposition parties earlier Wednesday says. It also said his ...
This is Beirut, 03/12 22:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday martial law would be lifted and troops withdrawn, hours after he made the shock declaration. "Just a moment ago, there was a demand from the National Assembly to lift the state of emergency, and we have withdrawn the military that was deployed for martial law operations. We will accept ...
This is Beirut, 27/11 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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South Korea and Ukraine agreed Wednesday to deepen security cooperation in response to the "threat" posed by the deployment of North Korea troops in Russia, the presidency in Seoul announced. The statement followed a meeting between South Korea's president and Ukraine's defense minister after their countries sounded the alarm ...
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Born on November 27, 1970, in Gwangju, Han Kang is the daughter of writer Han Seung-won. Her childhood and writing have been forever marked by the bloody suppression of the Gwangju Uprising in her hometown in 1980, when she was just 9 years old. Although her family had moved to Seoul just before the tragedy, her accidental discovery of photos of ...
This is Beirut, 08/10 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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North Korean soldiers are likely fighting in Ukraine alongside Russian troops. Some are believed to have been already killed and more are expected to be deployed, Seoul's Defense Minister said on Tuesday. Ukrainian media reported that six North Korean military officers were killed in a Ukrainian missile attack on Russian-occupied territory near ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 14:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min was named in South Korea's Asian Cup squad on Thursday and coach Jurgen Klinsmann said it was "about time" they ended their 64-year continental title drought. Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan, who scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season against Brentford on Wednesday, was also among Klinsmann's 26-man ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-04 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed dissatisfaction with the worsening relations with Western countries, following his full-scale offensive against Ukraine last year. This occurred as he accepted the credentials of several new ambassadors, on Monday, At a Kremlin ceremony, Putin swore in some two dozen new ambassadors, including ...