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(LEAD) Ex-defense minister indicted on insurrection charges in martial law probe

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday indicted former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun under detention on charges of insurrection over his alleged role in the short-lived imposition of m
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(URGENT) N.K. soldier captured by Ukraine dies from worsening wounds: S. Korea's spy agency

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(URGENT) Acting President Han says respects Nat'l Assembly's impeachment decision, to wait for Constitutional Court decision

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(2nd LD) Nat'l Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with impeachment vote; CHANGES headline, photos)By Lee Haye-ah and Yi Wonju SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo less than two weeks after he took over for Pr
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(URGENT) Nat'l Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han

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(URGENT) Voting ends on Han impeachment motion; ballot counting begins

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Assembly speaker says only 151 votes needed to impeach acting President Han

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- A motion to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo can pass with a simple majority of 151 votes, National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said Friday.Woo announced the decision immediately before a vote on Han's impeachmen
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Ex-defense minister indicted on insurrection charges in martial law probe

By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday indicted former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun under detention on charges of insurrection over his alleged role in the short-lived imposition of martial law this month.The prosecution&#
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(URGENT) Assembly speaker says only half of National Assembly needed to impeach acting President Han

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(URGENT) Prosecutors indict ex-Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on insurrection charges

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(3rd LD) Political chaos throws Korean won to lowest level in nearly 16 yrs

(ATTN: UPDATES first 5 paras; ADDS comments in paras 9-10, additional photo)SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency dipped further against the U.S. dollar to its lowest level in nearly 16 years Friday amid a deepening political crisis fo
(URGENT) Han impeachment motion presented to plenary session; vote to begin soon

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(2nd LD) Constitutional Court vows swift proceedings on Yoon's impeachment trial

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; CHANGES headline, lead para)By Lee Haye-ah and Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court said Friday it would swiftly proceed with President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial as it w
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China's new envoy voices hope for mutual support for successful APEC hosting

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- China's new top envoy to Seoul expressed hope Friday that South Korea and China will work together to successfully host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which will be held consecuti
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(LEAD) Police raid presidential safe house, security service in martial law probe

(ATTN: UPDATES with raid of presidential security service; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Police on Friday raided a presidential safe house where President Yoon Suk Yeol allegedly met with senior police officials to discuss his plan to i
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(URGENT) Next hearing on Yoon's impeachment trial to take place Jan. 3

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Police raid presidential safe house in martial law probe

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Police on Friday raided a presidential safe house where President Yoon Suk Yeol allegedly met with senior police officials to discuss his plan to impose martial law.The aim of the raid was to secure CCTV footage and identif
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(URGENT) Police raid presidential safe house in martial law probe

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DP leader vows to push ahead with plan to impeach acting president

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Main opposition Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung said Friday the party would push ahead with its plan to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo and called for the swift eradication of what he labeled as "insu
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Trump's N. Korea policy may shake up security landscape on Korean Peninsula: think tank

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's policy toward North Korea could shake up the security landscape on the Korean Peninsula, leaving South Korea with the daunting challenge of formulating a strategy to