Special prosecutors have asked a Seoul court to sentence former President Yoon Suk Yeol to death, arguing his 2024 martial law declaration constituted an act of insurrection undermining the constitutional order.
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a possible 10-year prison sentence after prosecutors sought consecutive terms for obstruction of justice and related charges tied to his martial law declaration.
President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed his pledge to pursue a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, end the decades-long state of war and restart inter-Korean dialogue as a path toward lasting peace and shared growth.
Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former President Yoon Suk Yeol, became the first former first lady in Korea to sit as a defendant as her trial opened on charges of stock manipulation, political interference, and bribery.
South Korea’s NIS reported that Kim Ju-ae strengthened her standing as successor during her trip to China with Kim Jong-un, marking a key step in North Korea’s succession narrative.
A Seoul court arrested Kim Keon Hee on multiple charges, marking the first time in South Korea’s history that a former presidential couple is jailed simultaneously.
Former Trump aide Fred Fleitz warned that Trump would not “stand idly by” if Yoon Suk Yeol were unfairly prosecuted, prompting debate among Korean lawmakers.
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been taken into custody and placed in a 6.6-square-meter solitary cell at Seoul Detention Center due to overcrowding.
Kim Jong-un and Sergei Shoigu met in Pyongyang to reaffirm a strategic consensus on the Ukraine conflict and other global issues, signaling deeper military and political cooperation between North Korea and Russia.
