U.S. Defense Secretary Scraps South Korea Trip After Martial Law Crisis

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled a planned trip to South Korea after the attempt by the country's President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law plunged the country into chaos.

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00:00U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has cancelled a planned trip to South Korea after a botched

00:06martial law attempt there.

00:08Austin originally planned to visit both Japan and South Korea in his final visit to Asia

00:13before stepping down as defense secretary.

00:15But U.S. diplomats say the visit to Seoul was scrapped after President Moon Seok-yool's

00:21failed attempt to impose martial law on Tuesday.

00:24Talks on nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and South Korea have also been postponed.

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