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South Korean prosecutor seeks death sentence for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol over failed martial law
January 13, 2026 11:13 pm
Yoon is the first South Korean president who has faced a potential death penalty after leaving office, since former military strongman Chun Doo-hwan in 1996 was sentenced to death.
Seoul: North Korea defector likely made rare border crossing
January 03, 2022 2:04 pm
The man identified himself as a former gymnast and told investigators that he had crawled over barbed wire fences to defect before being found by South Korean troops, the official said requesting anonymity citing department rules.
South Korea passes law to allow BTS to postpone military service
December 02, 2020 2:42 pm
No K-pop stars had received exemptions but the new bill will ensure entertainers recommended by the culture minister can defer their service to age 30. The oldest member of BTS, 27-year-old Jin, is nearing enlistment at a time when the seven-member boy band is rewriting K-pop history.
North Korea urges end to hostile military acts in letter to South
January 24, 2014 12:37 pm
Earlier, the NDC had sent a series of proposals urging South Korea to cancel scheduled joint military exercises with the United States.
SKorea stop use of Kim Jong Il's photos as firing target
June 01, 2011 11:21 am
Military units have been told to use standard firing targets instead of pictures of North leaders.
SKorea starts live fire drills amid tensions with NKorea
December 06, 2010 8:26 am
The firing exercises by warships or artillery units on land had started in 29 locations.
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