A court handed down five years in prison to former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing multiple trials stemming from his short-lived imposition of martial law. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul ...

With the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy only days away, South Korea on Thursday vowed to make its new winter sports history next month. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) held the launch ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his short-lived imposition of ...

The wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 months in prison for corruption, as her husband awaits a ve ...

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to five years in prison last week, the first of eight criminal verdicts stemming from his 2024 martial law crisis. Catch up: Yoon abruptly declared martial ...

A South Korean court has ruled the 2024 imposition of martial law by then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for ...

SEOUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by authorities to arrest him ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that ...

We urge special counsel Cho Eun-suk to reconsider seeking the death penalty against former President Yoon prior to the ...