South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief resigns
South Korea's Presidential Security Service chief resigned Friday and acting President Choi Sang-mok accepted it. President Yoon Suk Yeol remains in his fortified residence as law enforcement seeks to arrest him.
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With the arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol expiring on Monday, the South Korean anti-corruption agency asked police to detain the embattled leader ... in South Korea is a ...
South Korea's acting leader accepts the resignation of presidential security chief
South Korea's acting leader accepts the resignation of presidential security chief.
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