South Korea lifts martial law order, president urged to resign
South Korea's main opposition party on Wednesday urged South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign immediately or face impeachment.
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South Korean president lifts martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lifted his martial law order just hours after he announced that the country would be subject to military rule. The country's parliament voted to reject the president's initial declaration. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd breaks it down.
Protests after martial law declared in South Korea
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law Tuesday, freezing all democratic government normalcy and putting the military in charge. Yoon is a lame duck president who has been battling South Korea's parliament while his wife has been under investigation for corruption. Within hours, South Korean lawmakers voted to block Yoon's move, forcing him to lift the martial law order. Charlie D'Agata has the latest.
What led to martial law in South Korea?
South Korea's president lifted the martial law he imposed on Tuesday after the parliament defied him by voting to overturn it. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins "America Decides" to discuss what led to the situation and what could happen next.
South Korea martial law to be lifted
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White House on South Korea martial law
A National Security Council spokesperson is expressing serious concerns over South Korea's president declaring martial law. This comes after President Yoon Suk Yeol accused the opposition party ruling the country's parliament of sympathizing with communist North Korea. CBS News' Willie James Inman, who is traveling with Mr. Biden in Angola, has the latest.
South Korea martial law declaration
190 of 300 members of South Korea's parliament voted to defy President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration issued late Tuesday. CBS News' Jen Kwon breaks down the latest on accusations of lawmakers there sympathizing with communist North Korea.
South Korean president declares martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared an emergency martial law in the country, saying the country's opposition party is sympathizing with North Korea, controlling the parliament and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.
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North Korea tests intercontinental missile
North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday that could potentially reach the U.S. mainland. In response, the U.S. and South Korean air forces staged joint aerial drills.
U.S. says North Korea sending troops to Russia as Ukraine war rages
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North Korea said to be sending thousands of troops to help Russia in Ukraine
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North Korea to Ukraine for Russia war
New images released by South Korean officials appear to show North Korea's attempts to move troops over to Russia to aid in the war against Ukraine. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more.
North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads on its territory, South says
North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use on Tuesday, South Korea said, as tensions between the two keep rising.
North Korea threatens "all means of attack" over purported drone flights
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South Korea set to criminalize possessing or watching deepfake porn
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2 injured as sinkhole opens, swallowing SUV on road in central Seoul
An elderly driver and his passenger were injured but rescued from their SUV after it was swallowed by a sinkhole in South Korea's capital city.
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