1.President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that North Korean troops in Russia could be deployed to battlefield zones in Ukraine sooner than expected, describing it as a "grave" situation. Yoon shared the assessment during a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

2.The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Tuesday urged the Japanese government to continue its efforts to ensure the rights of victims to claim compensation related to the issue of “comfort women” during Japan’s colonial rule.

3.The education ministry decided Tuesday to allow medical schools the freedom to grant academic leave requested by students, as most medical students have been boycotting classes for months in protest against the increase in the medical school admission quota.