1.President Yoon Suk Yeol unveiled a vision for unification with North Korea on Thursday during an address marking the 79th Liberation Day, pledging to expand outside information on North Korea and proposing an official dialogue channel that can "take up any issue."

2.Bruce Klingner, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, said on Wednesday during a discussion hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, that some experts anticipate Kim Jong-un might attempt to conduct a nuclear test or launch an ICBM in October if it would benefit him in the event of Trump's return to power.

3.Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday both claimed they have the upper hand after fighting on Russian soil for the ninth consecutive day. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is advancing into Russia’s Kursk region, but Russia reported it has thwarted Ukraine's attempts.