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South Korea's impeached president defies warrant in hourslong standoff

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South Korean investigators spent hours waiting outside the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as the presidential security service blocked...

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  1. South Korea's impeached President Yoon faces arrest as court issues warrant

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    South Korea's impeached president defies warrant in hourslong standoff

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    South Korea martial law probe: Authorities seek to detain impeached president (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    South Korean law enforcement officials requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    South Korea seeks arrest of impeached president Yoon – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Investigators want Yoon Suk Yeol arrested after he failed to report for questioning over his short-lived martial law decree.

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    South Korea's impeached President Yoon faces arrest as court issues warrant (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    A warrant for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeon was approved by a Seoul court on Tuesday. Yoon is the first sitting South Korean president to face arrest.

  4. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    South Korean investigators move to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    South Korea's anti-corruption agency has dispatched investigators to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday.

  5. Voice of America

    South Korea's impeached president resists arrest over martial law bid (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The embattled leader issued the bungled declaration on Dec. 3 that led to his impeachment and has left him facing arrest, imprisonment or, at worst, the death penalty.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    South Korean investigators head to Seoul in bid to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a message to conservative supporters, vowed to 'fight to the end' against 'anti-state forces.'

  7. CNN

    South Korean investigators suspend efforts to detain president after dramatic standoff (opens CNN)

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    South Korean investigators have suspended efforts to enforce an arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, hours into a standoff in which authorities tried to detain the leader following his short-lived martial law declaration.

  8. NBC Chicago

    South Korea's impeached president defies warrant in hourslong standoff (opens NBC Chicago)

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    South Korean investigators spent hours waiting outside the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as the presidential security service blocked...

  9. WSVN Miami

    South Korean investigators attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators attempted to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday over his short-lived imposition of martial law,

  10. Fox News

    South Korea’s impeached president avoids arrest attempt after hourslong standoff (opens Fox News)

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    Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an arrest attempt Friday after an hourslong standoff between anti-corruption investigators and presidential security.

  11. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    S. Korea leader’s arrest meets resistance (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean investigators arrived at the presidential residence with a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law, but faced resistance from presidential security staff as hundreds of Yoon's supporters gathered outside vo…

  12. The Conversation US

    South Korea: failed arrest of impeached president sets stage for more turmoil in 2025 (opens The Conversation US)

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    On Friday morning, officials abandoned an attempt to detain South Korea’s embattled president, throwing the country deeper into chaos.

  13. Washington Times

    South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff (opens Washington Times)

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    South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff on Friday during which he defied their attempt to detain him.

  14. CBS News

    South Korean investigators abandon effort to detain impeached president after hours-long standoff (opens CBS News)

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    South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him.

  15. Time

    South Korea's Impeached President Defies Warrant (opens Time)

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    South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff.

  16. WSVN Miami

    South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators left the president’s official residence after a nearly six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt detain

  17. The Daily Caller

    REPORT: Agents Try To Forcibly Remove South Korea’s Impeached President From His Own Home In 6-Hour Standoff (opens The Daily Caller)

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    South Korean security or military forces reportedly prevented investigators from arresting the country’s impeached president after a six-hour standoff

  18. WHDH Boston

    South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff on Friday during

  19. Newsweek

    Impeached leader Yoon defies detention warrant in dramatic standoff (opens Newsweek)

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    South Korean investigators departed the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday after a tense standoff.

  20. Los Angeles Times

    South Korea's impeached president defies warrant in hours-long standoff (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    South Korean investigators appeared to be in a standoff with impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's security service as they tried to detain him.

  21. Green Field Reporter

    South Korea's impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him. It’s the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and se…

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