Fears of 'martial law' have hovered since unrest began in Los Angeles. But the term is hazy and confusing, both locally in ...

[CONSTITUTIONAL COURT] President Yoon Suk Yeol insisted he declared martial law to alert the public about the “all-powerful” ...

Pre-election surveys suggest Yoon Suk Yeol's liberal rival, Lee Jae-myung, appears headed for an easy win, riding a wave of public frustration in the wake of Yoon's martial law debacle.

South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol said he will end the order for emergency martial law —hours after announcing ... activities” as an apparent reaction to the gridlock he’s faced ...

Just a week into his term in office, South Korea's liberal President Lee Jae-myung has moved against his ousted conservative ...

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Yoon Suk Yeol’s presence at the court was his first public appearance since becoming South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained over his short-lived declaration of martial law ...

There will never be a second martial law,” Yoon stated in his first public appearance since revoking the order. “My fellow citizens, I will entrust the plan for stabilizing the political ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sparked international headlines Tuesday evening after his sudden announcement imposing martial law on the country ... amid growing public protests, to ...

Article 77 of the South Korean constitution states that martial law may be utilized “when it is required to cope with a military necessity or to maintain the public safety and order by ...

but he misjudged the public’s resistance and the commitment of his military enforcers. His martial law lasted only six hours. Parliamentary staffers create barricades to block troops.