1. The baseball team of Baejae High School in Seoul, which received a six-month suspension for using cheering slogans mocking the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, has decided to file for a retrial with the Korea Baseball Softball Association. Previously, Gwangju Jeil High School accepted an apology from Baejae High School students on July 6 and requested that the association reconsider the disciplinary action against the Baejae High School baseball team. The request for a retrial will be submitted under the name of the head coach. A petition written by school staff is also expected to be submitted. Once the retrial request is filed, the Sports Fair Committee of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee will proceed with the review process. It is expected that it will typically take more than two months for the results to be released.
2. SBS has confirmed that the prosecution has secured the cable ties that had gone missing from the vehicle used by Jang Yoon-gi, the perpetrator of the murder of a high school girl in Gwangju, sparking controversy over the destruction of evidence. During a search and seizure operation at the residence of Jang's father, a police inspector surnamed Jang, the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office identified and seized the cable ties in question yesterday. The cable ties are considered key evidence, suspected to be the tools Jang Yoon-gi intended to use to kidnap and bind the victim. It has been reported that the investigation team at the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station, which was initially in charge of the case, had identified the cable ties during an emergency search of Jang's vehicle on May 5 but failed to secure them.
3. Three merchant vessels were attacked in succession in the Strait of Hormuz. Following the incidents, the United States resumed airstrikes against Iran and revoked measures to ease oil sanctions. Immediately after the U.S. airstrikes, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps launched retaliatory attacks, striking Bahrain and Kuwait, where U.S. military bases are located.
4. Due to the influence of a stationary front, rain is falling across most parts of the central region. Heavy rain warnings have been issued for the Chungcheong and southern Gyeonggi regions. By tomorrow, as much as 150mm of rain is expected in the Seoul metropolitan area, inland Gangwon, and northern Gyeongbuk, while more than 200mm of heavy rain is forecast for the Chungcheong, Jeonbuk, and northwestern Jeonnam regions. Please take precautions to prevent any damage.
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