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Police in and around a high school in Graz, Austria, after a gunman killed nine people at the school, on June 10, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: School shooting in Austria, Duterte impeachment update, Crapo shoots for the moon

A gunman killed at least nine people at a school in Graz, Austria, on Tuesday, in what appears to be the worst school shooting in the country’s post-war history.

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, speaks during a policy agreement ceremony with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions at the Korea Press Center in Seoul, South Korea, on May 1, 2025.
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South Korean court throws likely next president into jeopardy

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung had a rough day on Thursday.

​People celebrate after President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment was accepted, near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, on April 4, 2025.
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South Korean president ousted, election looms

South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday voted unanimously to oust impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his decision to declare martial law in December. Supporters of Yoon who gathered near the presidential residence in Seoul reportedly cried out in disappointment as the court’s 8-0 decision was announced. Others cheered the ruling. The center-right leader is now the second South Korean president to be ousted.

Protesters demanded the ouster of South Korean President Yoon in central Seoul on March 29, 2025.​
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South Korean leader to learn his political fate on Friday

South Korea’s Constitutional Court will tie the legal bow on what has been a tumultuous period for the country as it rules Friday on whether to formally dismiss or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol.

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of impeached South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol participate in a rally outside the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, South Korea, January 18, 2025.
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Yoon dodges questioning after supporters storm court

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to accompany police officers for questioning on Monday, after his supporters stormed a court that approved his continued detention on Sunday.

South Korean President Yoon arrested
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South Korean President Yoon arrested

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested by officers from the national corruption authority after an hours-long standoff on Wednesday morning.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a joint press conference with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae Yul following their talks in Seoul on Jan. 6, 2025.
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South Korean authorities get extension to Yoon arrest warrant

South Korean anti-corruption authorities reached a deal with police to extend their warrant against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday after failing to arrest him on Friday.

​South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2024.
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South Korean president’s removal slows down over court vacancies

On Tuesday, the floor leader for South Korea’s newly-impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol’s party said it would be inappropriate to fill vacancies on the constitutional court with the powers of an acting president, setting up a fight aimed at slow-rolling Yoon’s final removal from office.

What's next for South Korea after President Yoon's impeachment?
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What's next for South Korea after President Yoon's impeachment?

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: South Korea faces uncertainty as it transitions into a caretaker government after President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment. In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer discusses the implications for the country's global alliances and what's to come.

​FILE PHOTO: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks on the government budget at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, 25 October 2022.
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K-Drama continues as Yoon defies summons

South Korea’s rogue President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment and charges of insurrection – but will he show up for trial?