1.National Assembly speaker Woo Won-shik on Monday decided to put an opposition-led downsized budget bill for next year on hold, urging the ruling and opposition parties to reach an agreement by next week.
2.The Korea Central News Agency reported Saturday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met Russia’s visiting defense minister and expressed his support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
3.According to local health authorities, at least 200 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on northern Gaza Saturday, as the United Nations said it would pause aid deliveries through the enclave’s main crossing after more of its trucks were stolen.
