South Korea’s President Yoon ousted as court upholds impeachment after martial law

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted by the Constitutional Court on Friday, which upheld parliament’s impeachment motion over his imposition of martial law last year that sparked the country’s worst political crisis in decades.

The ruling caps months of political turmoil that have overshadowed efforts to deal with the new administration of US President Donald Trump at a time of slowing growth in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.

With Yoon’s ouster, a presidential election is required to take place within 60 days...