A short-lived martial law decree by South Korea’s leader last week raised worries about budding authoritarianism around the world. In the end, though, democracy prevailed.
South Korean prosecutors on Sunday detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last week’s brief but stunning martial law imposition to President Yoon Suk Yeol, making him the first figure detained over the case, news reports said.
China sent 14 warships, seven military aircraft and four balloons near Taiwan between Saturday and Sunday, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, as Beijing ramps up pressure on the island it claims as its own.
The annual ceremony was once attended by scores of surviving Dec. 7 veterans. Fewer than two dozen remain living and only two attended Saturday’s commemoration. The pair were joined by only six other World War II veterans.
South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, as most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a parliamentary vote Saturday to deny a two-thirds majority needed to suspend his presidential powers.
Hundreds of volunteers crowded into a hangar over the weekend to decorate about 220 boxes of food, supplies and toys to be airdropped to isolated communities across the South Pacific.
South Korea’s governing party chief expressed support Friday for suspending the constitutional powers of President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing martial law this week, in a bombshell reversal that makes Yoon’s impeachment more likely.
Simulated missile strikes and dispersed military operations are the focus of the Yama Sakura exercise.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was recognized on Okinawa for his part in the team’s World Series victory.
The USS Preble steamed past the Spratlys, disputed islands militarized by China in the South China Sea.
Air Force families with children in youth programs throughout the service, including more than 60 within the 18th Wing, were shocked this month by mistaken bank charges for hundreds of dollars.
Nagatoro, a small, picturesque town in Chichibu city, features the hiker-friendly Mount Hodo and boasts plenty of other touristy activities to enjoy.
Mars Burger Co. will brings a touch of home to American service members and those who love big, juicy burgers and classic American-style sides.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te held phone calls with U.S. congressional leaders on Thursday while visiting Guam, his second U.S. stop on a Pacific Island trip. Lai said in post on social media that he had spoken with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries to discuss security and economic cooperation.
South Korea’s parliament in Seoul is scheduled to vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol.
A ceremony was held to remember eight US airmen who perished a year ago when a CV-22 Osprey crashed off the coast of southern Japan.
The Marine Corps’ second-ever littoral anti-air battalion gives its seaborne quick-reaction force the means to defend against aerial attacks on contested islands in the Indo-Pacific.
Sasebo Naval Base recently became the first Navy base in Japan to successfully test its ability to maintain electrical power through backup generators in case it’s cut off from the local grid, the service said.
The possible impeachment and forced ouster of South Korea’s president over his failed imposition of martial law this week could hamper the burgeoning trilateral security cooperation among the U.S., Japan and South Korea, a pair of East Asian experts say.