South Korea ruling party leader says country risks ‘great danger’ unless President Yoon suspended | South Korea
Leaders of South Korea's ruling party said it was necessary to remove President Yun Seok-Yeol, who tried to impose martial law, from power for the country's security, but stopped short of urging party members to vote in favor of impeachment. Yun shocked the public and his ruling People Power Party on Tuesday by announcing he […]
South Korean president replaces defence minister who resigned amid martial law outrage | South Korea
South Korea's embattled President, Yun Seok-yew, is in trouble, even as Congress this week filed a motion to impeach him over his failure to impose martial law and the US government criticized his actions as a “gross misjudgment.” Regardless, he nominated a successor to the Defense Minister who resigned. . This came as the floor […]
Biden Caught Flat-Footed by South Korea Chaos
Outgoing President Joe Biden's administration lacked a coherent policy on the Korean peninsula during its four years in power, with little meaningful intelligence, and the shocking imposition of martial law in Seoul on Tuesday. He seemed surprised. President Yoon Seok-yeol announced Late Tuesday, it announced martial law, said to be in response to obstruction by […]
South Korea opposition parties move to impeach president over martial law declaration
Opposition parties moved Wednesday to impeach South Korean President Yun Seok-Yeol over his sudden declaration of martial law, which put one of the United States' closest allies at risk. The impeachment motion was shared during the meeting. press conferencethe opposing Democratic Party and five other parties filed a joint procedural motion. Since two-thirds of Congress […]
Chinese National Arrested for Allegedly Shipping Weapons, Ammo to North Korea
A Chinese national was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of transporting weapons and ammunition to North Korea from Long Beach, California. Shenhua Wen, 41, who was “illegally residing in the United States,” was charged with conspiracy. violate International Emergency Economic Powers Act, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District […]
Man living in California accused of exporting guns, ammunition to North Korea
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a California man has been charged with exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea. press release Tuesday. Authorities arrested Wen Shenghua, 41, on Tuesday on “criminal charges of exporting firearms, ammunition, and other munitions to North Korea,” according to a Justice Department statement. The items were hidden inside […]
North Korea funneled millions to Chinese migrant for weapons — and tried to buy uniforms for ‘surprise attack’ against the South: feds
U.S. federal prosecutors have accused an illegal Chinese immigrant of exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea and funneling $2 million to buy them, according to newly unsealed court documents. On Seung-hwa also admitted trying to buy military uniforms, which prosecutors say was part of an apparent attempt to disguise himself as a North Korean […]
Illegal immigrant from China shipped weapons to North Korea from California: DOJ
The Department of Justice alleges that illegal immigrants from China transported weapons from California to North Korea. According to a new federal indictment filed in the Central District of California, Wen Shenghua and other unnamed co-conspirators “hid firearms and ammunition in shipping containers and transported at least two shipments. “We succeeded in exporting it to […]
South Korea Declares Martial Law to Foil ‘Subversive Anti-State Elements’
South Korean leader Yoon Seok-yeol shocked the world on Tuesday morning when he declared “emergency martial law” on the grounds that “destructive anti-national elements” in the opposition were interfering with his policies. Martial law has not been declared in South Korea since it emerged from military dictatorship in the 1980s. Yun said, “I will declare […]
US to send Ukraine $725M in new military aid, including land mines targeting N. Korea, Russia infantry
The United States plans to send another $725 million in military supplies to Ukraine, including rockets, landmines and anti-drone systems, as Kiev seeks more weapons to counter an escalating Russian offensive. The U.S. shipment will include ammunition for Ukraine's high-mobility artillery rocket system, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. That means the weapons package […]