1. Our first story concerns the earthquake in Venezuela. The scale of damage from the series of earthquakes in the South American nation continues to rise. So far, the confirmed death toll has reached 235, with over 4,300 injured. There are growing concerns that more than 40,000 people may be missing.

2. The government plans to mobilize all available resources, including freezing major public utility rates for the second half of the year, to keep consumer inflation within 3%, said Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Koo Yun-cheol. During the Economic Ministers' Meeting held today (June 26), Deputy Prime Minister Koo stated that the 7th maximum oil price, to be announced today, will be lowered in line with the downward trend in international oil prices and maintained until the market stabilizes.

3. In World Cup news, Ecuador and Sweden both reached 4 points in their final group stage matches, making our team's prospects for reaching the Round of 32—with 3 points—even more uncertain. In his post-tournament press conference, head coach Hong Myung-bo cited the sweltering heat as a reason for the loss against South Africa, but also remarked, "I don't fully understand why our players' performance in the match against South Africa was so poor."

4. It has been confirmed that a report was received regarding a cargo ship being attacked while passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian authorities have warned that they cannot guarantee the safety of vessels that do not use designated shipping lanes, and the International Maritime Organization suspended its ship evacuation plan after just one day. In this situation, eight additional South Korean vessels have managed to exit the strait, leaving only five South Korean ships remaining in the Strait of Hormuz.