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Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon begins

Supporters of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol hold placards reading "No Impeachment!" in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul on January 14, 2025. [AFP]

South Korea's Constitutional Court opened the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday over his failed martial law bid but quickly adjourned the first hearing after the suspended leader didn't show up.

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