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South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.

Amid the backdrop of martial law and the impeachment proceedings, the conservatives are being pushed out by the far right, who are taking over

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.

The assembly impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last month, but the Constitutional Court will decide whether to formally dismiss or reinstate him.

ATV’s historical drama The Ottoman has been licensed in South Korea. The Ottoman has aired across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, with strong ratings in countries such as Pakistan, Tanzania, Albania, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Malaysia. It charts the epic tale of Osman Bey, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

Han Kang’s latest novel, about a South Korean massacre, delves into why atrocities must be remembered. “It’s pain and it is blood, but it’s the current of life,” she said.

South Korea's acting president Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday he hoped for bilateral relations with Washington to develop more reciprocally under the Trump administration, citing concerns about how U.S.

Art Palm Beach is expected to draw new pieces and installations from across the globe to the Palm Beach County Convention Center Jan. 22-26.

China said Friday that its population fell for the third straight year in 2024, falling by almost 1.4 million to 1.408 billion. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's population has been falling for 15 years, while South Korea's growth turned negative in 2021. In Italy, the number of births has fallen below 400,000 for the first time since the 19th century.

A South Korean court will weigh Saturday whether to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, after investigators arrested him over a failed martial law bid. Yoon, who is expected ...