1. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday that North Korea fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles at 6:14 a.m. into the East Sea. The provocation came just a day after the North sent hundreds of large balloons carrying trash and manure into the South.
2. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday adopted a joint statement pledging to invest more in each other's countries and urging North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons.
3. The 22nd National Assembly began its four-year term on Thursday. The National Assembly will hold its first plenary session next Wednesday to elect a new speaker.
