1. North Korea’s state-run media has reported that a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party was held on Saturday with its leader Kim Jong Un present.
2. Japan’s defense minister has inspected a Self-Defense Force unit in the East African nation of Jibouti following Cabinet approval of an SDF mission in the Middle East.
3. A vehicle loaded with explosives has blown up in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Saturday, killing more than 70 people.