Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

President reportedly sought contact with NBA star Stephen Curry through Unification Church

A JoongAng Ilbo report has found that President Lee Jae Myung's presidential campaign sought to arrange contact with NBA star Stephen Curry through the Unification Church ahead of the 2022 election.

2025-12-12

Hong Kong votes in legislative election after deadly fire

Hong Kong voters are casting ballots Sunday in their second legislative election since a 2021 overhaul of the system eliminated the pro-democracy opposition in the Chinese territory.

2025-12-07

Trump threatens to sue BBC as UK broadcaster admits error in editing his January 6 speech

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC for its editing of a speech he made in 2021 on the day his supporters overran the Capitol, which the British broadcaster admitted on Monday was an "error of judgment."

2025-11-11

Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey, defeating Trump-endorsed opponent

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill was elected governor of New Jersey on Tuesday, shoring up Democratic control of a state that has been reliably blue in presidential and Senate contests but has shown signs of shifting to the right in recent years.

2025-11-05

Democrat Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has become the city’s first Muslim mayor and its youngest in generations.

2025-11-05

Busan council members targeted by deepfakes, call for preventive measures

Two members of the Busan Metropolitan Council have filed police reports after being targeted in separate deepfake crimes as politically motivated digital attacks intensify ahead of next year’s local elections.

2025-10-22

Fox News hosts' promotion of 2020 election falsehoods highlighted in defamation case

Court papers in a voting technology company's defamation lawsuit against Fox News point to Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro as leaders in spreading false stories about election fraud in the weeks after Biden's victory over Trump in 2020.

2025-08-22

Arrest warrant issued for ex-President Yoon after repeated no-shows for questioning

A local court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol after he repeatedly failed to comply with summonses from a special counsel probing his alleged role in political meddling during the 2022 by-election.

2025-07-31

The Latest: White House lashes out at Obama administration officials over Russia investigation

U.S. President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, defended a report on Russian interference while criticizing former U.S. President Obama amid controversy over Trump’s handling of records.

2025-07-24

Ishiba's coalition loses majority in Japan's upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ’s ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a crucial parliamentary election, NHK public television said.

2025-07-21