Korea's likely next government, probably run by the opposition, may well follow policies that will find Seoul at odds with Washington.’ one analyst

Amid unprecedented political chaos in South Korea, authorities assembled a massive array of police Wednesday and eventually took President Yoon Suk Yeol into custody. Early last month, Yoon declared martial law,

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained after a massive law enforcement operation at the presidential compound that ended a weeks-long stand-off between his bodyguards and the country's anti-corruption agency.