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Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon to begin

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Yoon's Dec. 3 power grab plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades

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  1. South Korea's Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. Newest

    Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon to begin

    Headline from Voice of America ·

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    South Korea's Yoon to skip impeachment trial opening – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's team says he will not attend the impeachment hearing until safety issues are resolved. Yoon faces possible insurrection charges over his December martial law decree.

  2. NBC News

    South Korea’s Yoon will not attend first impeachment trial hearing, local media reports, citing lawyer (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will not attend the first hearing of the trial to determine whether he is removed him from office.

  3. The Guardian

    Yoon Suk Yeol to miss start of South Korea impeachment trial on safety grounds (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Lawyer for suspended president says concerns about ‘potential incidents’ have arisen following thwarted attempt to arrest him at his residence

  4. Digital Journal

    South Korea's Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his

  5. KVIA El Paso

    Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Helen Regan, Gawon Bae and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains holed up in his fortified residence evading arrest for a separate cr…

  6. NBC News

    Impeachment trial of South Korea’s Yoon adjourned after he does not attend (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    South Korea’s Constitutional Court adjourned the opening session of the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday after he did not attend.

  7. Al Jazeera

    South Korea adjourns impeachment trial as Yoon remains elusive (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Seeking to evade arrest, suspended president skips hearing over a failed martial law bid.

  8. Voice of America

    Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon to begin (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Yoon's Dec. 3 power grab plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades

  9. The Guardian

    Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment: trial of suspended South Korean president begins (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    First of five hearings into martial law declaration lasts only minutes, while Yoon Suk Yeol remains holed up inside his presidential compound

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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