South Korea investigators request arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law
South Korean investigators are seeking an arrest warrant for suspended President Yun Seok-yeol over his brief imposition of martial law this month, officials said on Monday. This is the first time a sitting president has faced such measures. Mr. Yoon has not responded to a summons for questioning by the police and the High-level Corruption […]
Authorities in South Korea seek arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon | South Korea
South Korean law enforcement officials have asked a court to issue an arrest warrant to investigate whether the brief martial law imposed by impeached President Yun Seok-Yeong constitutes rebellion. The High-level Corruption Investigation Bureau, which is leading a joint investigation with police and military authorities into the power seizure that lasted just a few hours […]
US investigators to assist South Korea with plane crash investigation
US investigators are assisting South Korea with its investigation into the plane crash that killed 179 people on a flight departing from Thailand on Sunday. The U.S. investigation team includes the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing Co., which manufactured the plane that burst into flames as it landed […]
Biden ‘deeply saddened’ by Jeju Airlines accident in South Korea
President Biden said he was “deeply saddened” by the Jeju Air disaster in South Korea, which killed nearly 180 people. “Jill and I are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life in the Jeju Air disaster in Muan, South Korea,” Biden said in a statement Sunday. “As close allies, the American people share […]
South Korea plane’s final moments captured on video before hitting concrete barrier, triggering explosion
moment Jeju Air flights A plane was caught on camera sliding off the runway at a South Korean airport, colliding with a concrete barrier and bursting into flames. Sunday's accident killed 179 passengers and crew. Only two members of the crew, a man and a woman, survived. Footage broadcast by a South Korean television station […]
South Korea: 179 Dead In Jeju Air Plane Crash
Firefighters and rescue teams work at the scene of a passenger plane wreckage at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, December 29, 2024. (Photo provided by Jeon Sung-joon/Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril Elfie 8:47am – Sunday, December 29, 2024 A plane crashes into a concrete fence in South Korea and bursts into flames, […]
North Korea vows ‘toughest’ US policy in vague announcement
At a meeting of the country's ruling party last week, the North Korean regime vowed to take the “toughest” policy toward the United States. The December 23-27 meeting was attended by leaders of the Workers' Party of Korea, including dictator Kim Jong Un. State media KCNA reported that the leaders denounced the continued cooperation between […]
Eyewitnesses to South Korea plane crash recount sparks in engine, bird strike before collision
Witnesses to a deadly plane crash in South Korea on Sunday said they saw flames coming from the plane's engine and heard an explosion, according to reports. a Jeju Air flights The Associated Press reported, citing the country's National Fire and Disaster Management Agency (NFA), that at least 100 people died after sliding off the […]
Jeju Air crash: almost all presumed dead after South Korean aircraft veers off runway and hits wall | South Korea
Fire authorities announced that all but two of the 181 people on board the plane that veered off the runway and crashed into a wall at a South Korean airport died, Yonhap News reported. If confirmed, it would be the worst civil aviation accident in South Korea. Footage of the incident shows the Boeing 737-800 […]
Dozens dead after plane goes off runway in South Korea
At least 62 people on board were killed when a plane veered off the runway and burst into flames at an airport in South Korea, emergency officials said, according to the Associated Press. reported. There were 181 passengers on board the plane when it landed at Muan International Airport, crashed into a fence, veered off […]