South Korea

Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung has officially begun his 5-year term as South Korea's president after winning early elections with 49.42% of the vote. Following the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol over martial law…

South Koreans voted in early elections after President Yoon Suk-yeol was removed from office over a martial law crisis. Polls opened at 6:00 a.m. with 44.39 million registered voters. By 1:00 p.m., over 27.5 million had voted. An…

A P-3 patrol aircraft belonging to the South Korean Navy crashed just 7 minutes after taking off from a military base in Pohang for a training flight. The plane went down at 13:50 local time for reasons yet unknown. Authorities confirmed…

A South Korean documentary crew visited Türkiye’s eastern Hakkari province to film the stunning Cilo Mountains, capturing its glaciers and diverse landscapes. Guided by local nature photographer Emin Noyan, the team described the area as a…

A fire broke out at the COEX Convention Center in Seoul’s upscale Gangnam district, triggering panic but causing no casualties. The blaze began around 11:00 a.m. in a second-floor restaurant. Authorities dispatched 33 fire trucks and 121…

South Korea successfully launched its fourth homegrown military spy satellite into orbit using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch, aimed at boosting surveillance capabilities amid tensions…

The area scorched by last month’s deadly forest fires in South Korea has been revised to 104,000 hectares—more than double initial estimates. The Korean Forestry Service reported extensive damage across South and North Gyeongsang…

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has unanimously upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, officially removing him from office over his unlawful declaration of martial law. The court ruled that Yoon violated democratic…