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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing the White House on his way to attend the G7 Summit in Washington on June 15. [AP/YONHAP]

Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, U.S. official tells AP

U.S. President Donald Trump rejected a plan presented by Israel to the United States to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.

2025.6.16

Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo speaks during a Cabinet meeting held at the government complex in Jongno District, central Seoul, on April 29. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Acting President Han vetoes Assembly's bill on Constitutional Court appointments

Acting President Han Duck-soo vetoed the National Assembly's bill to stop him from appointing a Constitutional Court Justice on Tuesday.

2025.4.29

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Lawmakers vote on key bills that were previously vetoed under the acting president system at the National Assembly in Yeoudio, western Seoul, on April 17. [NEWS1]

Assembly fails to override acting presidents' vetoes on three opposition-backed bills

Three key opposition-backed bills vetoed under the acting president system were rejected in re-votes in the National Assembly on Thursday, following the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2025.4.17

Acting President Choi Sang-mok convenes a Cabinet meeting at the government complex in central Seoul on March 18. [MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE]

Acting president issues veto against broadcasting watchdog bill

Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday vetoed a revised bill that mandates a stringent quorum for convening meetings at the state broadcasting watchdog, calling it “unconstitutional.”

2025.3.18

Acting President Choi Sang-mok strikes the gavel while chairing a Cabinet meeting at the government complex in Seoul on Jan. 31. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Acting President Choi vetoes Yoon special counsel bill a second time

Acting President Choi Sang-mok again vetoed a revised special counsel bill aimed at investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to impose martial law last month, citing a lack of bipartisan consensus and national security risks.

2025.1.31

Two special counsel probe bills targeting President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee, as well as eight other pieces of vetoed legislation, are scrapped after failing to gather enough votes at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Jan. 8. [NEWS1]

Special counsel bills against Yoon, first lady scrapped after vote to overturn veto fails

The liberal Democratic Party (DP) failed to muster enough votes in the National Assembly on Wednesday to salvage two bills to establish special counsel probes into President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee.

2025.1.8

Not the time for Han to veto the two special acts

It should nominate neutral and widely respected individuals to lead the special probes, minimizing unnecessary controversy.

2024.12.22

Han Duck-soo, acting president and prime minister, center, knocks a gavel to convene a Cabinet meeting at the government complex in central Seoul on Dec. 19. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, left, and Education Minister Lee Ju-ho are also seen. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Acting president Han exercises veto power on six DP bills

Han Duck-soo, prime minister and acting president, on Thursday, vetoed six contentious bills railroaded by the opposition Democratic Party (DP), marking the second veto exercise by an acting president in Korean history.

2024.12.19

Acting President Han Duck-soo delivers a speech at the Plaza Hotel in Jung District, central Seoul, on Dec. 16. [YONHAP]

Acting President Han likely to delay decision on DP-backed bills

Acting President Han Duck-soo is expected to delay making a decision on bills recently passed by National Assembly, a government official told reporters on Monday after the Democratic Party warned him against rejecting the legislation.

2024.12.16

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, speaks during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting at the Central Government Complex in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Yoon vetoes parliament's third attempt to launch special investigation into first lady

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday vetoed a bill passed by the National Assembly to establish a special counsel probe into various allegations against first lady Kim Keon Hee, according to the presidential office.

2024.11.26