'It feels like a coup' - chaos sparks worry in South Korea

One Seoul resident said the president's shock announcement on Tuesday felt like "a coup d'état".

South Korea parliament votes to defy president, lift martial law order

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol accused the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and sympathizing with North Korea.
CBS News - 1d
South Korea's president reverses martial law order after nationwide outcry

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unannounced late-night TV address on Tuesday and was immediately met with defiance from opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly.
NBC News - 22h
What to Know About the Chaos in South Korea, and a Major Trans Rights Case

Plus, how money to protect pandas is really spent.
The New York Times - 5h
Who is Yoon Suk Yeol, the man behind South Korea’s political crisis?

President’s leadership has been marred by dysfunction, culminating in ill-fated decision to impose martial law
Financial Times - 21h
Chaos Plays Out at South Korea’s Legislature Building After Declaration of Martial Law

Soldiers wearing helmets and carrying long guns pushed back against people who tried to enter the National Assembly, after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law.
The New York Times - 22h
Political chaos in South Korea: what is martial law and what comes next after Yoon Suk Yeol’s U-turn?

Six hours after stunning the country by declaring martial law, Yoon reversed his decision and faced calls to step down. South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, on Tuesday declared martial law, ...
The Guardian - 18h