1. According to Russian news media, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin began their rare talks at Russia's Vostochny space center on Wednesday. The talks come amid concerns that the two leaders may advance an arms negotiation and bolster military cooperation.
2. South Korea's military reported Wednesday that North Korea had fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea just before Kim Jong-un's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launches from an area in or around {순안}Sunan in Pyongyang between 11:43 a.m. and 11:53 a.m.
3. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday announced new ministers in a partial Cabinet shakeup. A presidential chief of staff said during a press briefing that Rep. {신원식}Shin Won-sik is to replace the current Defense Minister, {유인촌}Yoo In-chon was named the new culture minister, and {김행}Kim Haing was named the new minister of gender equality and family.
