Members of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's party have left parliament ahead of a planned impeachment vote over his attempt to impose martial law.
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Photo shows elon musk stands at a lectern with his mouth open and fists in the airSouth Korea's speaker vows no repeat of martial law measure
South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik tells parliament that he and other politicians will fight to prevent martial law if President Yoon Suk Yeol declares it again.
Photo shows South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech at a lecternABC NEWS speaks to South Koreans about the country's political upheaval
East Asia Correspondent Kathleen Calderwood attends a protest in Seoul and gets reaction from South Koreans about the President's martial law order.
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