1. Lee Jae-myung of South Korea’s Liberal Democratic Party has officially become his country’s 21st president. He will serve a five-year term. The election was called after former conservative leader Yoon Suk-yeol was ousted over his failed bid to impose martial law. There is no need for a transition period, as there is no outgoing president.
2. The United Nations has elected five non-permanent Security Council members, whose two-year terms start in January of next year. The Security Council has five permanent members, including the United States, and 10 non-permanent members representing geographic regions. The non-permanent members serve two years, with half of them replaced each year. On Tuesday, the General Assembly voted for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Latvia, Colombia and Bahrain to serve as non-permanent members of the council.
3. Japanese baseball legend Matsui Hideki has flown in from the United States to offer his condolences following the death of his mentor and fellow legend, Nagashima Shigeo. Nagashima, who died on Tuesday, was the Giants’ manager when Matsui joined the team.