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South Korean Court Orders Impeached President Released from Jail

Protesters hold up cards showing national flags during a rally calling for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Protesters hold up cards showing national flags during a rally calling for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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South Korean Court Orders Impeached President Released from Jail

Protesters hold up cards showing national flags during a rally calling for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Protesters hold up cards showing national flags during a rally calling for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A South Korean court ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, according to news reports Friday.
The Yonhap News Agency reported that the Seoul Central District Court made the ruling Friday. Other South Korean media carried similar reports.
The court didn’t immediately confirm the reports.
Yoon was arrested in January in connection with his Dec. 3 martial law decree.
Investigators have alleged that the decree amounted to rebellion. If he’s convicted of that offense, he would face the death penalty or life imprisonment.
Yoon was separately impeached by lawmakers in December, leaving it to the Constitutional Court to decide whether to formally end Yoon's presidency or reinstate him.
If the Constitutional Court upholds Yoon’s impeachment, he will be officially thrown out of office and a national election will be held to choose his successor within two months.

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Nightclub Fire in North Macedonia Leaves 51 Dead, over 100 Injured

Rescue crews gather outside a night club, following a fire resulting in casualties, in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, March 16, 2025. (Reuters)
Rescue crews gather outside a night club, following a fire resulting in casualties, in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, March 16, 2025. (Reuters)
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Nightclub Fire in North Macedonia Leaves 51 Dead, over 100 Injured

Rescue crews gather outside a night club, following a fire resulting in casualties, in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, March 16, 2025. (Reuters)
Rescue crews gather outside a night club, following a fire resulting in casualties, in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, March 16, 2025. (Reuters)

Fifty-one people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire broke out in a nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said.

The fire was caused by "pyrotechnic devices" used during a concert, Toskovski said.

"Sparks caused fire … and fire spread through the discotheque," he said.

A video from the event, verified by Reuters, shows a band playing on stage flanked by two flares firing white sparks into the air. The sparks set the ceiling alight above the band, who appear to step away as the video cuts.

Firefighters doused the charred and smoking entrance to the club, named "Pulse," TV footage from a local broadcaster showed.

North Macedonia’s MRT public broadcaster reported that 27 people were hospitalized at the Skopje City Hospital with severe burns, and another 23 were being treated at the Clinical Center. Among the injured were minors, it said.

The blaze broke out at 3:00 a.m. in Kocani.

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said in a post on Facebook: "This is a difficult and very sad day for Macedonia! The loss of so many young lives is irreparable, the pain of the families, loved ones and friends is immeasurable."

"I call on all competent institutions – health services, relevant authorities – to take urgent measures to assist the injured and support the families of the families."