South Korea’s president impeached over brief martial law decree

South Korea's parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol early Saturday morning, after a brief decree of martial law thrust the country into temporary political peril.

The motion to impeach Yoon passed with a 204-85 vote, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Now, with the successful impeachment vote, the president’s powers will be handed over, for now, to South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.

The nation's Constitutional Court is now tasked with making a decision...