For two hours every day, Lee Si-young and her colleagues broadcast uncensored foreign news into authoritarian North Korea.

Tanaka Hitoshi, a special advisor to the Japan Institute of International Affairs and former Asian-Oceanian Bureau director ...

South Korea's presidential office confirmed Thursday that six of its citizens have been captive in North Korea for years, ...

NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio – The North Ridgeville Police Department has completed a redesign of its interview room to create a space of warmth and comfort that better supports sexual assault survivors ...

A view from a train in Bucheon, Gyeonggi province, South Korea. Image by So Hyun Park. 2025. The women’s migration journey to South Korea is never one step. Crossing rivers and countries, they face ...

Michigan State defeated North Carolina 74-58 in the Fort Myers Tipoff Classic. Head coach Tom Izzo credited the win to improved defense and rebounding as the game progressed. Point guard Jeremy Fears ...

Speculation keeps swirling around Bill Belichick’s future, but his public posture has not budged. Even as insiders like Tom Pelissero suggest the door to an NFL return is not fully closed, the North ...

Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. Wow! That could be you! How could it be you? I am here to answer that question, and many more. At Defector, we publish ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. In the more than three years since Russia invaded Ukraine, North Korea has emerged as a significant ally for Moscow. By first providing ...

A Newsweek map illustrates the range of North Korean missiles that could threaten U.S. forces stationed at Pacific bases—and, in some cases, even reach the continental United States—should a conflict ...

Decades-long efforts to provide uncensored foreign news into North Korea are facing setbacks now. Big government-funded ...