1. The Ministry of National Defense announced that it has dispatched a local fact-finding mission to the Middle East regarding the issue of troop deployment to the Strait of Hormuz. Regarding some reports that the United States requested the deployment before the midterm elections in November, the ministry stated that they are not true.

2. Saudi Arabia and the pro-Iran Houthi rebels engaged in all-out clashes over control of the Red Sea strait, a lifeline for Saudi oil exports. Tensions stemming from the Middle East are reaching a peak, with the U.S. carrying out retaliatory attacks on five Iranian oil tankers.

3. It has been 13 days since nine South Koreans went missing in the devastating floods in Nepal. The Nepalese military has ended its search in the tunnel near the weir dam, judging that the search poses high risks and the likelihood of finding survivors is slim. As our emergency relief team is also unable to conduct further searches, the search operations were suspended this morning (Sept. 9).

4. Circumstances have emerged showing that the cafe owner, who is the suspect in the Paju refrigerated warehouse murder case, recently installed the refrigerated warehouse. Furthermore, as it was revealed that an acquaintance of the suspect brought the female victim to Paju, police are also investigating whether there were any accomplices.