August 15, 2026
Seoul (AFP) – South Korean megastars BTS reunited Saturday for their first show in nearly four years, blowing away enormous crowds in Seoul for a K-pop extravaganza livestreamed to millions more worldwide.
Ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted after a bid to impose martial law, is accused of charges including stock manipulation, election law violation and corruption
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Saturday said Seoul was "deeply concerned" over the arrest of more than 300 of its nationals during a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on a Hyundai plant, hailed as "the largest development project" in Georgia.
South Korea protests after more than 300 Korean company workers are detained
Ahead of Lee's White House visit, anxieties were bubbling in Seoul that the meeting could turn bitter.
A political implosion turned controversial politician Lee Jae-myung into a presidential favourite.
The nation’s top court upheld the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, clearing the way for the election of a new president. Demonstrators erupted in cheers.
South Korea's Constitutional Court will make its long-awaited verdict on the fate of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, as the embattled nation seeks closure following months of political turmoil in the aftermath Yoon's failed martial law bid last December.
