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Donald Trump May Impose Martial Law-Type Order On April 20. What We Know
One of the first executive orders that Donald Trump signed as US President on January 20 was to declare a "national emergency" along US' southern border. That order had a rider to it - that President Trump might "invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807".
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South Korea Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Impeached President Yoon
A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law on Dec. 3, investigating authorities said.
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South Korea's Yoon Authorised 'Shooting' During Martial Law Bid: Prosecutors
South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors' report seen by AFP on Saturday.
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South Korean Opposition Plans New Impeachment Push To Oust President Yoon: Top Updates
South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as the country's main opposition party said that it would try again to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law. Mr Yoon averted impeachment late Saturday.
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South Korean Opposition Plans New Impeachment Push To Oust President Yoon: Top Updates
South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as the country's main opposition party said that it would try again to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law. Mr Yoon averted impeachment late Saturday.
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South Korea's Ex-Defence Minister Arrested Over Martial Law Fiasco
South Korea's former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun has been arrested over his role in a martial law declaration that plunged the country into turmoil, local media reported Sunday.
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Motion To Impeach South Korean President Who Imposed Martial Law Fails
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escaped impeachment Saturday over his brief declaration of martial law, after lawmakers from his ruling party boycotted a vote despite huge protests outside parliament.
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South Korean Ruling Party Says 'Dangerous' President Must Go
South Korea's ruling party chief demanded Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol be removed from office after his abortive attempt to impose martial law, warning there was a "significant risk" he could try to subvert civilian rule again.
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Impeached, Jailed Or Assassinated: South Korea's Dark History Of Leadership
After making an effort to suspend civilian rule in South Korea and impose martial law, President Yoon Suk Yeol stands facing impeachment. But that's not the only downfall the country has witnessed.
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Scandals To Disasters: Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's Unpopular President
Yoon Suk Yeol's presidency of South Korea has been a rollercoaster of scandals and disasters. Now, he faces impeachment after imposing martial law and sending troops and helicopters to parliament.
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South Korea's Whirlwind Stint In Martial Law Jolts Markets
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise decision to impose martial law in South Korea for the first time in more than 40 years - and then just as swiftly reverse course - sparked whiplash in the country's foreign-traded assets.
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South Korean President Withdraws Martial Law After Lawmakers Defy Him
President Yoon Suk Yeol's shock bid to impose South Korea's first martial law in over four decades plunged the country into the deepest turmoil in its modern democratic history.
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South Korea Withdraws Martial Law. What Happens Next
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday said he would lift martial law just hours after he imposed it, in a brief and confusing episode in which he blasted the opposition as "anti-state forces" threatening the country's democracy.
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Opposition Demands South Korean President Step Down Over 'Insurrection'
South Korea's main opposition party on Wednesday demanded President Yoon Suk Yeol step down, accusing him of insurrection after he attempted to impose martial law.
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Highlights: South Korean Opposition Move To Impeach President After Martial Law Bid
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt to impose martial law on Wednesday after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets.
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Donald Trump May Impose Martial Law-Type Order On April 20. What We Know
One of the first executive orders that Donald Trump signed as US President on January 20 was to declare a "national emergency" along US' southern border. That order had a rider to it - that President Trump might "invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807".
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South Korea Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Impeached President Yoon
A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law on Dec. 3, investigating authorities said.
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South Korea's Yoon Authorised 'Shooting' During Martial Law Bid: Prosecutors
South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors' report seen by AFP on Saturday.
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South Korean Opposition Plans New Impeachment Push To Oust President Yoon: Top Updates
South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as the country's main opposition party said that it would try again to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law. Mr Yoon averted impeachment late Saturday.
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South Korean Opposition Plans New Impeachment Push To Oust President Yoon: Top Updates
South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as the country's main opposition party said that it would try again to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law. Mr Yoon averted impeachment late Saturday.
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South Korea's Ex-Defence Minister Arrested Over Martial Law Fiasco
South Korea's former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun has been arrested over his role in a martial law declaration that plunged the country into turmoil, local media reported Sunday.
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Motion To Impeach South Korean President Who Imposed Martial Law Fails
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escaped impeachment Saturday over his brief declaration of martial law, after lawmakers from his ruling party boycotted a vote despite huge protests outside parliament.
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South Korean Ruling Party Says 'Dangerous' President Must Go
South Korea's ruling party chief demanded Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol be removed from office after his abortive attempt to impose martial law, warning there was a "significant risk" he could try to subvert civilian rule again.
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Impeached, Jailed Or Assassinated: South Korea's Dark History Of Leadership
After making an effort to suspend civilian rule in South Korea and impose martial law, President Yoon Suk Yeol stands facing impeachment. But that's not the only downfall the country has witnessed.
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Scandals To Disasters: Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's Unpopular President
Yoon Suk Yeol's presidency of South Korea has been a rollercoaster of scandals and disasters. Now, he faces impeachment after imposing martial law and sending troops and helicopters to parliament.
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South Korea's Whirlwind Stint In Martial Law Jolts Markets
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise decision to impose martial law in South Korea for the first time in more than 40 years - and then just as swiftly reverse course - sparked whiplash in the country's foreign-traded assets.
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South Korean President Withdraws Martial Law After Lawmakers Defy Him
President Yoon Suk Yeol's shock bid to impose South Korea's first martial law in over four decades plunged the country into the deepest turmoil in its modern democratic history.
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South Korea Withdraws Martial Law. What Happens Next
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday said he would lift martial law just hours after he imposed it, in a brief and confusing episode in which he blasted the opposition as "anti-state forces" threatening the country's democracy.
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Opposition Demands South Korean President Step Down Over 'Insurrection'
South Korea's main opposition party on Wednesday demanded President Yoon Suk Yeol step down, accusing him of insurrection after he attempted to impose martial law.
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Highlights: South Korean Opposition Move To Impeach President After Martial Law Bid
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt to impose martial law on Wednesday after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets.
