In Seoul, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges to Democracies
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In Seoul, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges to Democracies

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and the foreign minister of South Korea, Cho Tae-yul, both acknowledged the challenges to democracy in their nations on Monday while asserting that the alliance between the countries remained strong despite ongoing political turmoil. “Our relationship is…

South Korean Unrest Conspiracy Theories Are Spread by Social Media
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South Korean Unrest Conspiracy Theories Are Spread by Social Media

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Every day​ for the past week, Kim Kwon-seop, 72, has joined thousands of others gathered near the home of South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol​. They were determined to shield Mr. Yoon from prosecutors who wanted to detain him on insurrection charges…

Impeached President Faces Down Detention Bid, Stoking South Korea’s Crisis
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Impeached President Faces Down Detention Bid, Stoking South Korea’s Crisis

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When around 100 criminal investigators and police officers entered a hilly compound in central Seoul on Friday morning, they tried to achieve something that has never been done before in South Korea: detain a sitting president. First, they made it through two blockades…