The BBC has spoken to people close to the president to understand what drove him to trigger an authoritarian takeover.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law and had special forces storm the National Assembly, is removed from office.

Pained cries rang out in front of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence ... to protect the country from pro-North Korea opposition lawmakers and a dangerously powerful ...

South Korea's former president Moon Jae-in claimed Friday that prosecutors abused their power, were politically motivated and ...

It is not hard to understand why some would be inclined to reverse Yoon’s policies in their entirety. Nonetheless, his ...

South Korea’s Constitutional Court affirmed the National Assembly’s impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, removing him from ...

Analysts says South Korea’s diplomacy will remain unchanged as it builds closer ties with China, supported by its alliance ...

South Korea's ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol argued that his brief martial law declaration late last year was "not a coup d’etat ...

South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday ... Trump’s “America First” policies and North Korea’s expanding ties with Russia ...

South Korea's beleaguered president Yook Suk Yeol ... under Yoon will pursue such values as principle, transparency and efficiency.” Yoon has also championed a hawkish stance on North Korea.

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Yoon Suk Yeol’s legal saga is far from over. Ten days after he was ousted from office over his martial law declaration, the former conservative South ...