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South Korean President Drops Martial-Law Order After Opposition Backlash

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Dec. 3. Political turmoil in South Korea after the country’s president declared and then lifted a martial-law order. And WSJ White House reporter Annie Linskey on how U.S. President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden undercuts the Democrats’ fight against President-elect Donald Trump. Plus, WSJ reporter Esther Fung on what Trump’s looming tariffs might mean for a railroad connecting the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Tracie Hunte hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Political turmoil in South Korea after the President declares martial law and then lifts it

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after opposition from parliament. And how President Biden's pardon of his son threatens his legacy

0:46.0

and the Democrats fight against President-elect Donald Trump.

0:49.5

It's not the most, but it is among the most controversial decisions that this president has made

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in his

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four years. Plus, what Trump's looming tariffs might mean for a railroad that connects Canada,

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the U.S., and Mexico. It's Tuesday, December 3rd. I'm Tracy Hunt for the Wall Street Journal.

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This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

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We'll begin today with the political turmoil unfolding in South Korea.

1:22.9

Protests broke out in the capital Seoul after South Korea's president Yun-Suk Yul declared martial law,

1:30.5

accusing opposition parties of making the nation vulnerable to North Korean communist forces.

1:36.5

A few hours later, the country's parliament voted unanimously to end martial law, and eventually

1:42.1

the president backtracked and said he would lift his declaration.

1:45.9

South Korea is home to the U.S.'s largest overseas military base and hosts roughly 28,500

1:52.5

American military personnel. A spokeswoman for the White House's National Security Council

1:58.1

said the U.S. had not been notified in advance of the Marshall

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