SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s parliament on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his stunning and short-lived martial law decree, a move that ended days of political paralysis but set up an intense debate over Yoon's fate, as jubilant crowds roared to celebrate another defiant moment in the country's resilient democracy.

South Korea's parliament has impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law decree, ending days of political paralysis.

After being caught off guard by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's decision to declare martial law on Tuesday, the Biden administration declined to condemn the move as it struggled to explain the close U.