Standoff in Seoul as South Korea's Yoon resists arrest

Police arrive at the gate of the presidential residence as supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol rally against a court's issuance of a warrant to detain Yoon, in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 3, 2025. Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol rally against a court's issuance of a warrant to detain Yoon, as police stand guard near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 3, 2025.

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol resisted efforts to detain him Friday, with investigators and police locked in a tense standoff with military forces and members of Yoon's security service, local media reported.