1.President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday held a public address and press conference to mark nearly two-and-a-half years in office. After apologizing for “causing concerns” regarding allegations that first lady Kim Keon-hee interfered in party politics, Yoon laid out his plans for the remainder of term in office.

2.Principal deputy national security adviser Kim Tae-hyo told reporters on Thursday that President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke on the phone with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his reelection. The two reportedly have agreed to hold an in-person meeting at an early date.

3.Two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday that North Korean troops were engaged in combat in Russia's Kursk on November 4th for the first time.

1.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday confirmed the Ukrainian military's first combat engagement with North Korean troops, after a U.S. State Department spokesperson said Monday that as many as 10-thousand North Korean troops are in Russia's western front-line Kursk region.

2.The Associated Press reported Tuesday that Andy Kim, a third-term congressman, won a Senate seat for New Jersey in the U.S. general election, making history as the first Korean American elected to the upper chamber of Congress.

3.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after months of clashes over domestic politics and Israel’s war efforts. In a recorded statement Tuesday evening, Netanyahu said that “trust between me and the minister of defense has cracked.”

1.The presidential office said Monday that President Yoon Suk Yeol will address the South Korean people and hold a press conference on Thursday at 10 a.m. to discuss the future direction of state affairs and address a series of controversies.

2.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday that North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, just hours ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

3.Voting to elect the 47th president of the United States began at 2 p.m. Korea time. Though voting schedules vary from state to state, polls generally open between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m., and start closing at around 7 p.m., local time.