Yoon Suk Yeol’s bodyguards thwarted investigators in another tense showdown resulting from his short-lived martial law decree.

South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, further deepening the country's political crisis.

SEOUL >> South Korea’s parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, less than two weeks after suspending President Yoon Suk Yeol’s powers over his short-lived declaration of martial law,

The arrest warrant for an incumbent president is unprecedented, and deepens the political crisis that has engulfed South Korea.

South Korean lawmakers impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, two weeks after parliament voted to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol, further escalating tensions in South Korea.

Investigators seeking to detain Yoon Suk Yeol in relation to his attempt to institute martial law scuffled with security service officers blocking entry to his residence.

South Korean authorities moved Friday to execute an unprecedented arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to declare martial law last month.

South Korean investigators on Friday were attempting to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree last month, as hundreds of his supporters gathered at his residence in Seoul,

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a message to conservative supporters, vowed to 'fight to the end' against 'anti-state forces.'

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has sent a letter rallying his supporters saying he would "fight til the end" as he faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his short-lived Dec.