The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

The first season of Squid Game, the Netflix dystopian drama about the perils of capitalism and extreme wealth disparity in South Korea, was a huge hit. And now, the much-anticipated second series does not appear to have disappointed either.

South Korea's political crisis deepens as government agencies clash over attempts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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Park Jong-joon says citizens concerned about violence if authorities push ahead with bid to arrest suspended president.

South Korean police has questioned the chief of the presidential security service as the two agencies clashed over attempts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea's presidential security chief said Friday there must be no bloodshed if another arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is executed by investigators over his failed martial law bid.

South Korean opposition seeks independent probe into Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration amid tensions and potential detention efforts.

Yoon Suk Yeol’s lawyer warns of civil war if ‘something goes wrong’ in attempt to arrest president

Fears of North Korea, online conspiracies and unproven claims of electoral fraud -- conservative South Korean men told AFP why they had descended on impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's residence to protect him from arrest.

Pyongyang’s military ties with Russia ‘rendering it more capable of waging war against its neighbours’

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