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South Korea arrests ex-defence minister over martial law stunt as president avoids impeachment
Most lawmakers from the country’s ruling party boycotted a parliamentary vote to deny a two-thirds majority needed to suspend Yoon Suk Yeol’s presidential powers.
- by Kim Tong-hyung and Hyung-jin Kim
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A North Korean voice Kim Jong-un would love to silence
Kim Seongmin was on his way to Pyongyang for certain execution when he jumped out of the window. What he did next has infuriated the North Korean leader.
- by Choe Sang-Hun
Philippines and Indonesia set precedent for Bali Five return
An Indonesian minister says the Philippines has agreed to the same prisoner transfer proposal submitted to Australia.
- by Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
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World politics
‘Political suicide’: Yoon on edge as martial law fallout claims first scalp
Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun was seen as a central figure in the South Korean president’s declaration of martial law on Tuesday.
- by Lisa Visentin
Opinion
South Korea
‘Have you no shame?’: Viral video of fearless South Korean woman has defined an uprising
Ordinary Koreans’ response to the threat of martial law is a reminder that democracy was not achieved top-down in South Korea – it had to be won.
- by Andy Jackson
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World politics
South Korea’s opposition parties submit motion to impeach President Yoon over sudden martial law
The opposition Democratic Party has called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to quit after his short-lived imposition of martial law.
- by Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung
Analysis
World politics
South Korean martial law call turns domestic politics into international crisis
The extraordinary events have shaken the democratic foundations of the nation of 51 million people.
- by Lisa Visentin
Why South Korea’s president declared martial law
South Korea’s president has declared martial law, the first time this has happened since the country became a democracy in 1987. Here’s why.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
South Korea martial law as it happened: President lifts declaration as chaos erupts in Seoul
President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday night in a move that stunned South Koreans and triggered a short-lived attempt by troops to enter parliament.
- by Riley Walter
Plans to return Bali Five home to Australia hit by complications
Indonesia has given Australia a draft proposal of how it wants the transfer of the remaining Bali Nine prisoners to work in the most tangible sign a deal will be done.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
Opinion
Singapore
In 2005, an Australian citizen was hanged in Singapore. It could happen again
I fought for Van Nguyen 19 years ago. Despite a worldwide trend away from the death penalty for drugs, Singapore continues to execute people – including four in the past month.
- by Lex Lasry