South Korea’s Yoon names new defense minister after botched martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and nominated his ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Choi Byung-hyuk, as new defence minister, Yonhap news reported on Thursday. Yoon’s office confirmed the nomination of Choi, a former army general, for the office. Yoon’s chief of staff, Chung Jin-suk, called Choi “a…