South Korea’s top court will decide on Friday whether to remove or reinstate President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose brief martial law order sparked the country’s biggest political crisis in years.
The Constitutional Court’s ruling, expected at 11 a.m. local time, follows over five weeks of private deliberation. If six of the eight judges agree, Yoon will be permanently removed — triggering an election within 60 days. If reinstated, he faces a rocky path forward under global economic pressure and deep domestic division.
Yoon declared martial law on December 3, citing threats from “anti-state” forces. He lifted it just six hours later, but the political damage was swift. Parliament impeached him, and public opinion turned sharply — with a recent Gallup poll showing 60% in favour of his removal.
Yoon also faces a separate criminal trial on insurrection charges. Though released in March, he remains under intense scrutiny.
Police are deploying 14,000 officers in Seoul as rival protesters prepare to hit the streets. Analysts say Friday’s ruling, no matter the outcome, is unlikely to heal a nation now deeply split.
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Russian sailors aboard a naval frigate fired warning shots at a civilian yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday after the vessel reportedly came too close, according to a source familiar with the incident.
China has successfully launched an experimental satellite designed to monitor the space environment, marking another step in the rapid expansion of its national space programme.
American technology company Snap has launched its first augmented-reality (AR) glasses for consumers, marking a major push into wearable computing as tech firms race to redefine personal devices in the AI era.
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Argentina beat Algeria 3-0 in their World Cup opener, matching Miroslav Klose's all-time tournament scoring record with 16 goals. France and Norway also began their campaigns with convincing victories.
A senior U.S. official said on Monday that the memorandum of understanding linked to the U.S.-Iran agreement had been signed by President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told U.S. President Donald Trump that Israel does not consider itself bound by a Lebanon-related provision in an emerging agreement with Iran, according to Israeli officials.
A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring four, according to emergency authorities.
U.S. President Donald Trump said a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Gulf has been signed by the U.S. and Iran, though details have yet to be made public and both countries said a permanent truce is yet to be negotiated.
Ukraine has said it struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Moscow region, marking one of the deepest reported attacks into Russian territory in recent months.
South Korea will shift a line running parallel to the military border with North Korea to narrow the area that restricts civilian access to reflect an evolving security environment and for the convenience of local residents, the defence minister said on Wednesday.
A cyber extortion group has claimed it stole more than a terabyte of data from Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk after the company allegedly refused to pay a $25 million ransom.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday (16 June) that a lack of respect for international law remains the “biggest hurdle” to building international solidarity, as he addressed an outreach session at the G7 Summit in Evian.
The European Commission has warned of growing risks social media poses to children and teenagers on Tuesday 16 June, as Brussels moves closer to tightening protections for minors online.
China has successfully launched an experimental satellite designed to monitor the space environment, marking another step in the rapid expansion of its national space programme.
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