1.The Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed that a North Korean soldier crossed the border into South Korea early Tuesday. The South Korean military detected the soldier from north of the Military Demarcation Line within the Demilitarized Zone in the eastern section of the border and conducted an operation to help him arrive in the South.
2.During a policy consultation meeting regarding next year’s government budget on Tuesday, the government and the ruling party agreed to increase the distribution of EV chargers with fire prevention functions to 90,000 units in response to the recent surge in EV fires.
3.The U.S. Democratic Party reaffirmed its commitment to its allies in the new party platform released on Sunday, ahead of the November presidential election. The platform stressed that the U.S. has and will stand by its allies, especially South Korea, against North Korea's provocations.
