An appeals court is set to hold the final hearing Wednesday of former first lady Kim Keon Hee's trial on multiple charges, including her acceptance of luxury goods from the Unification Church.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been detained again after a court approved a second arrest warrant amid an ongoing investigation into his controversial declaration of martial law last December.

‘Korea’s likely next government, probably run by the opposition, may well follow policies that will find Seoul at odds with Washington.’ one analyst tells the Sun.

South Korean authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over insurrection allegations, with the embattled leader saying he agreed to comply with investigations to avoid "bloodshed", ending weeks of tense political standoff, News.az reports citing Reuters.

South Korean authorities investigating impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol were at his official residence on Wednesday to execute an arrest warrant over insurrection accusations related to his Dec. 3 martial law declaration, News.az reports citing Yonhap.

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him on insurrection charges after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the impeached leader, News.az reports citing Reuters.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has sent a letter rallying his supporters saying he would "fight until the end" as he faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his short-lived Dec. 3 martial law, a lawyer said on Thursday, News.az reports citing Reuters.

A defiant South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a second impeachment vote on Saturday over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a move that shocked the country, split his party and imperilled his presidency half way through his term, News.az reports citing Reuters.