Yoon's order on Tuesday was not the first time martial law has been declared in the country's nearly 80-year history. Since its founding in 1948, South Korea has seen numerous political clashes in ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law this week it was the first time a South Korean government took such a drastic measure since it became a ...

In the uncertain hours early Wednesday, many recalled the nation’s last martial law, which came after a coup installed a military dictator and triggered a deadly uprising.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempted martial law declaration sparked a wave of collective resistance from ...

Yoon and his ruling party supporters remain defiant against the insurrection charges. He is South Korea's first sitting ...

A fan of South Korean idol group BTS, she has also studied the history of the country. She could not sleep even after martial law was lifted, so she reread Han Kang’s novel “Human Acts.” ...