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South Korea's ousted president is released

South Korea's detained and indicted President Yoon Suk-Yeol is released on bail. According to the court, it has to do with technicalities while investigations into an attempted uprising continue.

South Korea's ousted president is released

South Korea: North Korea is expected to send more soldiers

North Korea can be assumed to be on its way to sending more soldiers to the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to the military in South Korea. .

South Korea: North Korea is expected to send more soldiers

Clashes when police try to arrest former president

South Korean police trying to arrest the suspended President Yoon Suk-Yeol have clashed with people protecting Yoon's residence. .

Clashes when police try to arrest former president

South Korea's President: "Will Fight to the End"

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-Yeol believes that his controversial decision to declare a state of emergency should be seen as an action to "govern" the country and not as a coup attempt, he says in a televised speech. The opposition has submitted a motion to bring the president to trial.

South Korea's President: "Will Fight to the End"

Thousands of North Korean soldiers headed for Ukraine

The dictatorship North Korea has decided to send extensive military aid to Russia's war of invasion in Ukraine. It involves 12,000 soldiers, including special forces, according to South Korea's intelligence service Nis.

Thousands of North Korean soldiers headed for Ukraine

Han Kang's books are selling at a record pace

In the brief week that has passed since author Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in Literature, over a million copies of her books have been sold in her home country of South Korea, reports the South Korean news agency Yonhap. According to Yonhap, this is a record-high figure for book sales in the country.

Han Kang's books are selling at a record pace

North Korean weapons behind Russian successes

Russia is entirely dependent on weapons from North Korea to maintain military successes in eastern Ukraine, according to information from intelligence services in the West. .

North Korean weapons behind Russian successes

Seoul: North Korea has fired a missile

North Korea has launched a ballistic missile on Tuesday evening, Swedish time, reports the South Korean news agency Yonhap. The missile landed in the sea and the launch has been confirmed by both the Japanese and South Korean defence forces.

Seoul: North Korea has fired a missile

South Korea: Warning shots at the border

South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily guarded border between the countries last week, reports South Korea's news agency Yonhap. A group of North Korean soldiers stepped across the so-called Military Demarcation Line, which lies in the middle of the demilitarised zone separating the two countries, according to South Korea's military.

South Korea: Warning shots at the border