President Declares Marshal Law in South Korea – First in Fifty Years – Labels the Opposition as Sympathizers of North Korea – USA, UN, Russia Concerned

ISLAMABAD: Monitoring Desk + BBC – Under mounting political pressure, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday night declared martial law in the democratic country for the first time in nearly 50 years. His late-night pronouncement, made on national TV at 23:00 local time (14:00 GMT), mentioned national security and the threat from North … Continue reading President Declares Marshal Law in South Korea – First in Fifty Years – Labels the Opposition as Sympathizers of North Korea – USA, UN, Russia Concerned