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A TV screen shows footage of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's address at the final hearing of his trial during a news program at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption

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Rescue members work at a bomb accident site where a South Korean fighter jet accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area during training, in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday. Yonhap/AP hide caption

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A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol holds a placard reading "Stop the Steal" as he takes part in a rally near Yoon's residence in Seoul on Sunday. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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SOUTH KOREA DEMOCRACY LESSONS

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Protesters stage a rally demanding the arrest of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday. The letters read "Arrest Yoon Suk Yeol." Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption

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Protesters calling for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol react after the result of the second martial law impeachment vote outside the National Assembly in Seoul, on Saturday. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol

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Participants gather during a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday. Kiim Do-hoon/Yonhap via AP hide caption

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People watch a screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaking during a televised address at a bus terminal in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2024. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A screen displays photographs of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (top left) and former and current cabinet ministers, accusing them of treason, during a plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday. Yoon looks set to fight on rather than step down early as probes deepen into his martial law declaration and another likely impeachment bid loom. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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South Korean then-Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, on Nov. 1, as Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul (right) looks on. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/AP hide caption

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Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions shout slogans as they hold signs carrying the names of the ruling party's lawmakers who didn't vote at the impeachment motion last week, during a rally in front of the ruling People Power Party's head office in Seoul, South Korea on Monday. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption

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Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions hold placards reading "Step down Yoon Suk Yeol who led the insurrection!" during a rally calling for Yoon's impeachment in front of the ruling People Power Party headquarters in Seoul, Dec. 6. Jung-Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Lawmakers and members of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP) demonstrate against the country's president at the National Assembly on Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption

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The president of South Korea is facing calls to resign or be impeached

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A man holds the South Korean flag outside the National Assembly in Seoul early Wednesday, after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Search interest and social media posts about 4B have surged in the U.S. since the election. The South Korean movement rejects heterosexual romance, sexual relationships, marriage and childbirth. Getty Images hide caption

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a joint press conference with Poland's President Andrzej Duda (not seen in the photo) at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday. Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool photo/AP hide caption

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U.S. officials say North Korea has sent troops to Russia for training

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