martial law

Protesters outside the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 4. Photo: Woohae Cho/Bloomberg
Asia

How six hours of martial law reshaped a stunned South Korea

Chaos shakes faith in key US ally just as Trump returns

Protesters hold up signs that read "Step down President Yoon Suk Yeol" as people and lawmakers attend a rally to condemn South Korean President’s surprise declarations of the martial law last night and to call for his resignation, at the national assembly in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Politics

South Korea martial law turmoil sparks international backlash

A passerby walks past an electric monitor displaying recent movements of various stock prices outside a bank in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Global Economy

Asian stocks slip, rattled by South Korean political unrest

People take part in a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from power, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
Politics

South Korean lawmakers call to impeach President Yoon after back-track on martial law

People take part in a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from power, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
Politics

How martial law has been used over South Korea's turbulent history

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech to declare martial law in Seoul, South Korea, December 3, 2024. Photo: The Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS
Politics

South Korean president's failed attempt at martial law may put his position in peril

People try to enter as police officers stand guard in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Photo: Lee Jin-man/AP via UNB
Asia

South Korea parliament rejects president's martial law declaration as thousands protest

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers his speech during a celebration to mark 76th anniversary of Korea Armed Forces Day, in Seongnam, South Korea, October 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo
Asia

South Korea President Yoon declares martial law, slams domestic opponents

FILE PHOTO: U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks during a news conference in Washington, U.S. March 10, 2022. Manuel Balce Ceneta/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Putin martial law shows Ukrainians didn't want to join Russia: US

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference following the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders' summit in Astana, Kazakhstan October 14, 2022. Sputnik/Valery Sharifulin/Pool
Europe

Putin demands all-Russia war effort as he declares martial law in occupied Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a video conference with a group of award-winning teachers at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, October 5, 2022. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via REUTERS
World+Biz

Russia's Putin declares martial law in seized Ukrainian regions

Ukrainian lawmakers attend a session of parliament in Kyiv, Ukraine February 23, 2022. REUTERS
World+Biz

Ukraine parliament extends martial law by a month

Ukraine's biggest national flag on the country's highest flagpole and the giant 'Motherland' monument are seen at a compound of the World War II museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 16, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
World+Biz

Ukraine imposes martial law