1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sought deeper ties during their face-to-face meeting on Sunday, acknowledging their ongoing efforts to bolster security and economic cooperation. Yoon and Kishida agreed on a South Korean inspection into the wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

2. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Commissioner Jee Young-mee on Saturday, South Korea plans to lower its national crisis level for COVID-19 this month.

3. Nine people were killed  and seven others injured in a shooting at an outlet mall near Dallas, Texas on Saturday.