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 ...

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 ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

South Korea's constitution says a president can enforce martial law "to maintain public safety and order … in time of war, armed conflict or similar national emergency." The constitution ...

"When in public, you should pay attention to your surroundings and exercise routine safety precautions." Tuesday's martial law declaration marked the first since the country's democratization in 1987.

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 ...

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.