Authorities in South Korea confirmed Monday that a defector had crossed the highly militarized border into North Korea. People make their way in the North Korean city of Kaesong in this file photograph from July 23, 2019. In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second left in the background, attends an emergency meeting in Pyongyang on Saturday. That's probably one reason why the Kim regime has been so proactive in its efforts to keep the virus at bay. Defectors that flee North Korea and stay in the South are often referred to as "human scum" and enemies of the state.

Source: CNN July 27, 2020 08:03 UTC