1. The summit between Russia and North Korea is now officially underway. Images from Pyongyang show crowds welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin for his first visit in 24 years. 2. Japan’s Diet has enacted a bill to revise the political funds control law. The bill was approved at the Upper House plenary session on Wednesday with a majority in favor. The main ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its partner Komeito and others supported the bill. 3. Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi turned 79 on Wednesday. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been kept in detention by Myanmar’s military since troops seized power in a coup in 2021. Her son, Kim Aris currently lives in the United Kingdom. In an interview with NHK, he said he is unsure of his mother’s whereabouts.