Michelle Ye Hee Lee is The Washington Post's Tokyo bureau ... South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached and is now in detention, was indicted on charges relating to his declaration ...

SEOUL — South Korean authorities arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol early Sunday, days after he was detained by investigators in relation to his botched attempt to impose martial law last month. He has ...

Yoon has been given minimal special treatment in detention. Jintak Han and Michelle Ye Hee Lee in Seoul and Bryan Pietsch in Washington contributed to this report. Local journalism is essential.

Yoon has been given minimal special treatment in detention. Jintak Han and Michelle Ye Hee Lee in Seoul and Bryan Pietsch in Washington contributed to this report.

Yoon, who was impeached last month after making ... the worst political crisis in South Korea in decades. Michelle Ye Hee Lee reported from Seoul. Jintak Han in Seoul contributed to this report.

SEOUL - South Korean authorities detained President Yoon Suk Yeol Wednesday morning, after he surrendered to “avoid bloodshed” following a dramatic predawn police raid on his official residence.

As investigators closed in on Yoon on Friday, attempting to detain him in relation to insurrection charges, his supporters waved American flags, sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” and held signs ...

SEOUL – The South Korean National Assembly voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, forcing him to immediately hand power over to the prime minister following his short-lived attempt this ...