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1. President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that the North Korean regime is an "irrational group" that has legalized the preemptive use of nuclear weapons and will likely carry out multiple provocations to interfere with South Korea's April parliamentary elections.

2. The finance ministry said Tuesday that the International Monetary Fund projected the South Korean economy to grow two-point-three percent this year, up zero-point-one percentage point from its previous forecast made last October, in light of the recovery of the global economy.

3. South Korea defeated Saudi Arabia 4-2 on Tuesday in a penalty shootout to advance to the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup. The national football team will face Australia on Saturday as the side seeks their first Asian Cup title since 1960.

1. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday vetoed a special bill mandating a new investigation into the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush. President Yoon exercised his veto power by endorsing a motion demanding the National Assembly reconsider the legislation.

2. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday that North Korea fired several cruise missiles off the west coast at around 7 a.m., just two days after it test-fired submarine-launched cruise missiles from the east coast.

3. An Israeli intelligence dossier that have prompted several countries to halt funds for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East includes allegations that some 190 employees took part in abductions and killings during the October 7th raid that sparked the Gaza war.

1. The Korean Central News Agency said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the test-fire of the new submarine-launched Pulhwasal-3-31 strategic cruise missile and reviewed a project to build a nuclear-powered submarine.

2. Former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yon and a group of ex-DP lawmakers declared Sunday that they would merge into a new single party, tentatively named the "Future Reform Party.”

3. The U.S. military said Sunday three American service members were killed and dozens more injured in a drone strike in Jordan. President Biden blamed the attacks on "radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq,” and vowed the U.S. "will hold all those responsible.”

1. The ruling and main opposition parties on Friday condemned the attack against People Power Party lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin. Bae was hit in the head by a teenager in Seoul's southern district of Gangnam Thursday afternoon, and was transferred to a hospital and is in stable condition.

2. The Korean Central News Agency said Friday that a delegation of Chinese diplomats, led by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, arrived in North Korea Thursday, as the two countries are marking the 75th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations this year.

3. The Chinese foreign ministry announced Friday that U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet in Bangkok on Friday and Saturday, building on a commitment by the two countries' leaders to deepen dialogue.

1. North Korea said Thursday it test-fired a new strategic cruise missile, named {불화살}“Pulhwasal-3-31," for the first time on Wednesday in what was seen as an effort to strengthen capabilities to fire nuclear weapons.

2. President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to make sweeping improvements to commuter transport in the Seoul metropolitan area by extending express rail networks and adding new bus lanes and double-decker electric buses.

3. According to data from the Bank of Korea on Thursday, South Korea's real gross domestic product -- a key measure of economic growth -- increased 1.4 percent last year, slowing to the lowest in three years due to a slump in exports amid tightening monetary policies worldwide.

1. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday that North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward the West Sea around 7 a.m., the latest provocations amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

2. South Korean ambassador to the U.N. office in Geneva on Tuesday called on Beijing to provide North Korean defectors with the required protections and humanitarian support at China's fourth universal periodic review held under the auspices of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

3. Former President Donald Trump rolled to victory in the Republican Party's second presidential nomination contest in New Hampshire on Tuesday. President Biden scored a win as a "write-in" candidate in Tuesday's Democratic primary in New Hampshire.

1. President Yoon Suk Yeol and ruling party chief Han Dong-hoon met Tuesday in Seocheon to inspect a market destroyed by a fire the previous night. Their meeting came after the two reportedly clashed over allegations involving the first lady and party nominations for the upcoming general elections.

2. South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Tuesday it has launched talks with Britain to discuss ways to improve their bilateral free trade agreement. The meeting will focus on updating the latest global trade norms in areas, including the digital industry and supply chains.

3. South Korea's top envoy to the U.N. on Monday renewed Seoul's criticism of arms transactions between North Korea and Russia during a U.N. Security Council meeting, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized the West's weapons support to Ukraine.

1. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on Monday, the cold snap that has gripped the nation will likely persist throughout this week. Most areas nationwide are forecast to witness a further decline in morning temperatures on Tuesday.

2. North Korea's Korean Central News Agency reported Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his willingness to visit Pyongyang at an early date and the country is ready to greet him with the greatest sincerity. Putin last visited North Korea in July 2000.

3. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday rejected calls for Palestinian sovereignty following talks with U.S. President Joe Biden about Gaza’s future, suggesting Israel’s security needs would be incompatible with Palestinian statehood.

1. The U.N. Security Council held closed-door consultations on North Korea-related issues on Thursday in New York, amid tensions heightened by Pyongyang's recent claim of launching a hypersonic missile and its hardening rhetoric against Seoul.

2. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Friday that it will implement an emergency quarantine system ahead of next month's Lunar New Year holiday in response to outbreaks of norovirus and respiratory infections.

3. U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen will continue as the group’s attacks on Red Sea shipping have not halted.

1. The ruling People Power Party and main opposition Democratic Party on Thursday each announced a set of measures aimed at resolving the country's critically low birthrate, as they gear up for April’s parliamentary elections.

2. South Korea's Foreign Ministry said Thursday the top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States held talks in Seoul and condemned North Korea's continued military provocations, belligerent rhetoric and its deepening military cooperation with Russia. A three-way talk also took place with Japan.

3. Pentagon officials confirmed Wednesday night that the U.S. carried out another round of strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, marking the fourth time the U.S. has struck the Iran-backed rebel group in less than a week. The strikes come amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and the Red Sea.