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Firefighters and rescue teams work at the wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport on December 29, 2024 in Muan-gun, South Korea. A plane carrying 181 people, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea after skidding off the runway and colliding with a wall, resulting in an explosion. Latest reports said that at least 179 people had died. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

South Korea: 179 Dead In Jeju Air Plane Crash

A plane slammed into a concrete barrier and burst into flames in South Korea, killing 179 people.

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo attends a plenary session, where a question-and-answer session was held relating to the martial law declaration, at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 11, 2024. South Korean police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol's office on December 11 as the investigation into his declaration of martial law gathered pace. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)

South Korea’s Acting Leader Impeached Following President Being Ousted

South Korea has voted to impeach their acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo just less than two weeks after ousting the country’s previous leader.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets with Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan (out of frame) at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on December 5, 2024. (Photo by amid farahi / AFP) (Photo by AMID FARAHI/AFP via Getty Images)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Cancels South Korea Visit Amid Martial Law Turmoil

Following South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s disastrous effort to implement martial law this week, two U.S. sources told Reuters on Thursday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin no longer intends to visit South Korea.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 03: In this handout image provided by South Korean Presidential Office, South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol speaks during the declaration of emergency martial law at the Presidential Office on December 03, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law on Tuesday, accusing the opposition of "anti-state activities plotting rebellion." (Photo by South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images)

South Korean President Declares Martial Law, Citing Threats Of ‘Anti-State Activities’

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law Tuesday in an unannounced late-night address broadcast live on YTN television, stating he would get rid of “shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces.”