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” ...

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 ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol faces public fury and calls to resign after he imposed martial law, then backed down after Parliament voted to repeal it. By Choe Sang-Hun Jin Yu Young John Yoon Ephrat ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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.

SEOUL, South Korea -- As South Korea navigates a path forward after President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law order ... walking out before the vote. The public reaction has been complex and varied ...

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.