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In Seoul, Blinken Bolsters Alliance Amid Challenges to Democracies
South Korea Turmoil The U.S. secretary of state aimed to show that his country stood by South Korea as it grapples with a political crisis, and as Donald J. Trump returns to power. By Edward Wong and Choe Sang-Hun The journalists reported from Seoul. Edward Wong is traveling with Antony J. Blinken on his final diplomatic…
Thousands of rival protesters rally in Seoul after Yoon Suk Yeol avoids arrest
Crowds gather outside South Korean presidential residence where suspended leader is protected by security officers Thousands of rival South Korean protesters have rallied in the capital a day after a failed attempt to arrest the country’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, for imposing a short-lived martial law decree that led to his impeachment. The country…