His assailant was convicted of attempted murder. By John Yoon Reporting from Seoul The man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck in January, the worst assault on a politician ...

South Korea's tough-speaking liberal opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck by an unidentified knife-wielding man who attempted to kill him during his visit to the southeastern ...

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Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s next president on Wednesday following a dramatic snap election ...

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and corruption, was elected president Wednesday ...

A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said.The knife-wielding man attacked Lee Jae-myung, head ...

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s next president on Wednesday ... attempt in January 2024 when a man stabbed him in the neck during a public event in the city of ...

A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said.The knife-wielding man attacked Lee Jae-myung ...