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A anti-war demonstration organized by the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy is held at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. The protest is held on the anniversary of the March First Movement.
2026-03-1

A court in Seoul, South Korea, sentences former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for corruption.
2026-01-28

A high court in Seoul, South Korea, sentences former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for obstructing justice and excluding cabinet members during his 2024 martial law declaration, while acquitting him of document forgery.
2026-01-16

A high court in Seoul, South Korea, issues an arrest warrant for former National Intelligence Service director Cho Tae-yong for allegedly tampering with evidence regarding former president Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law, among other charges.
2025-11-11

Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee appears for questioning by a special prosecutor in central Seoul. The investigation concerns allegations of stock manipulation, bribery, and interference in People Power Party nominations.
2025-08-6

Lee Jae-myung is inaugurated as President of South Korea at the National Assembly Building in Yeouido, Seoul, one day after winning the presidential election.
2025-06-4

Twenty-one people are hospitalized following an arson attack when a man angry at the outcome of his divorce sets fire to his clothes and a fuel container with a lighter on Seoul Subway Line 5, causing more than 400 passengers to be evacuated and a temporary suspension of services. The suspect is arrested near Yeouinaru Station in Seoul, South Korea.
2025-05-31

At least one person, the perpetrator, is killed and six others are injured, in an arson attack when a man sets fire to an apartment building with a flamethrower in Bongcheon-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
2025-04-20

Thousands of people demonstrate in Seoul, South Korea, to protest against President Yoon Suk Yeol as he defies an arrest warrant from his attempt to institute martial law in December 2024.
2025-01-11

The South Korean military reports that North Korea has fired what appears to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, in what would be the country's first missile launch in two months. The launch comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Seoul, South Korea, for talks with South Korean leaders.
2025-01-6