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#washingtonpost.com. × South Korea admits to adoption fraud and babies taken without consent. The findings of a government probe confirm what many adoptees attested to for years: Babies were sent abroad for profit, often with falsified backstories.

#washingtonpost.com. × Deadly wildfires sweep across South Korea’s southeast, in photos and videos. At least four people have been killed in the blazes, which have burned more than 36,000 acres and threaten population centers home to more than 200,000 people.

#washingtonpost.com. × South Korea’s prime minister is reinstated, still no word on president. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is back as acting president, but the Constitutional Court has still not given a date for its ruling on the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

#washingtonpost.com. × U.S. allies in Asia still hope to avoid steel and aluminum tariffs. The Trump administration’s 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are now in effect but South Korea, Japan and Australia remain hopeful of exemptions.

#washingtonpost.com. × South Korea’s defiant president is freed from jail ahead of court ruling. Amid rival mass rallies in Seoul, Yoon Suk Yeol is freed from detention as he faces trial on insurrection charges over his short-lived imposition of martial law.

#washingtonpost.com. × South Korean jets mistakenly bomb village, injuring 15. Two KF-16 fighter jets dropped eight bombs in a rural area near the North Korean border. Footage showed plumes of smoke and damaged trucks, houses and a church.

#washingtonpost.com. × North Korea sending more troops to fight for Russia, Seoul says. North Korea originally sent 12,000 troops to support Russian forces in Kursk and estimates are that up to a third of them were killed or wounded.

#washingtonpost.com. × 4 killed as South Korean highway bridge collapses during construction. Six others were injured when a highway bridge collapsed in Cheonan, a city south of Seoul. The country has one of the highest workplace fatality rates in the OECD.

#washingtonpost.com. × South Korea’s likely next leader wants warmer ties with China, North Korea. Lee Jae-myung says he would support President Donald Trump’s efforts to restart talks with North Korea — and even consider nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

#washingtonpost.com. × Lunar New Year: What to know as we slide into the Year of the Snake. Over 1 billion people celebrate the holiday, which marks the transition from cold winter to a season of renewal and ushers in one of 12 Chinese zodiac signs.

#washingtonpost.com. × South Korean plane crash probe focuses on bird strike, runway barrier. The exact cause of the Jeju Air crash remains unclear, and the investigation is complicated because the black boxes stopped recording four minutes before impact.

#washingtonpost.com. × S. Korean president indicted on insurrection charges after martial law attempt. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and is now in detention, was indicted on charges relating to his attempt to declare martial law.

#washingtonpost.com. × South Korean president arrested, accused of leading insurrection. Yoon, who was impeached and suspended from office in December, is the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested.

#washingtonpost.com. × South Korean investigators seek to arrest president for leading insurrection. Investigators say Yoon Suk Yeol abused his power when he tried to impose martial law last month. He would become the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested.

#washingtonpost.com. × Cold cereal and a blanket on the floor: How South Korea is holding a president. Yoon Suk Yeol this week became South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained. The Seoul Detention Center is a far cry from his official residence.

#washingtonpost.com. × South Korea’s President Yoon has been detained. Here’s what to know.. President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has already been impeached, became South Korea’s first sitting leader to be detained after weeks of openly defying authorities.

#washingtonpost.com. × Exiled, shot, impeached, jailed: A history of South Korean presidents. Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is the latest in a long line of leaders to have their political careers marred by scandal or meet an otherwise unfortunate end.

#washingtonpost.com. × South Korean police try to detain impeached president in predawn operation. Police used ladders to scale barricades and enter the president’s residential compound as they try to detain Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing insurrection charges.

#washingtonpost.com. × Strength of South Korea democracy tested as president defies arrest. Protesters have thronged the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, where officials trying to arrest him were blocked by security guards.

#washingtonpost.com. × South Korean turmoil undermines U.S. alliance-building in Asia. As Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits, Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to declare martial law calls into question President Joe Biden’s trust in South Korea’s leader.

#washingtonpost.com. × Why South Korean protesters are using U.S. flags and a pro-Trump slogan. Both supporters and critics of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are using American symbolism, from the “Stop the Steal” slogan to the Virginia state flag.

#washingtonpost.com. × Investigators halt attempt to detain South Korean president after standoff. Investigators seeking to detain Yoon Suk Yeol in relation to his attempt to institute martial law scuffled with security service officers blocking entry to his residence.

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