A protester holds a placard showing a photo of South Korea's impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol during a rally against Yoon in Seoul on February 19, 2026. | Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images
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The January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol produced some extraordinary images. But for sheer narrative drama, look to the South Koreans.
In the dead of night on December 3, 2024, former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced — on l...
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