1. President Lee Jae-myung pointed out at a national public debate on real estate policy that "the preference for a single, well-chosen home has caused serious problems in our society, creating an opportunity for efficient speculation." Regarding a proposal by Chungnam National University Professor Jung Se-eun for strong regulations on the so-called single well-chosen home, President Lee said that while policy makers intended to respect and protect one-home-per-household ownership, treating expensive and cheap homes the same resulted in people buying a single home to reap investment profits. He added that because a distinction is not made between residential use versus investment or speculative use, tremendous consequences have arisen from that small loophole, and discussions are needed on what level of tax burden should be imposed on ultra-high-priced housing.

2. The joint police and prosecution investigation headquarters for investigating the infringement of citizens' voting rights is conducting raids this morning on the National Election Commission in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, as well as the election commissions in Songpa-gu, Gangnam-gu, and Seocho-gu. The joint investigation headquarters stated that it has captured circumstances in which officials from the National Election Commission and the Gyeonggi Provincial Election Commission falsely entered voter turnout rates during the local elections on June 3. This indicates that working-level election commission employees in charge of managing local polling stations allegedly altered computer statistical figures arbitrarily to cover up mistakes in misentering the number of voters. The joint investigation headquarters suspects that instead of immediately reporting to superiors and obtaining approval for corrections when input errors occurred, working-level staff manipulated statistics by arbitrarily changing the numbers.

3. At around 8:30 a.m. today, an explosion and fire broke out due to arson by a resident at the management office of an apartment complex in Sadong, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do. Eight residents were injured, including the 70-year-old male arson suspect. Police understand that a meeting to discuss apartment management rules was scheduled for this morning at the management office where the fire broke out, and that a 70-year-old resident identified as A sprinkled flammable material and set the fire. A had reportedly been in conflict with the management office over apartment maintenance fee execution issues. A was apprehended by police while lingering near the scene shortly after the crime.

4. Amid a resurgence of tensions in the Middle East following an armed conflict between the United States and Iran, two Saudi-flagged oil tankers were attacked in the Red Sea off the southwestern coast of Saudi Arabia. Yemen's Houthi rebels, who had declared a maritime blockade against Saudi vessels, claimed responsibility for the attack. If the Houthis' claim is confirmed, this incident would mark the first direct strike on a vessel since the blockade declaration.