▪ U.S. Federal Reserve raises benchmark interest rates by 75 basis points for second straight time ▪ Pres. Yoon vows for strong maritime security at Aegis destroyer 'Jeongjo The Great' launch ▪ S. Korea secures massive arms deal to sell FA-50 fighters, K2 Black Panther tanks to NATO country for the first time ▪ New Korean War monument bearing names of fallen heroes unveiled in Washington ▪ Torn country tears apart families: 69 years after the Korean War armistice agreement ▪ North Korean leader Kim Jung-un makes first public appearance in nearly 3 weeks ▪ Senior U.S. diplomat visits Seoul to discuss security issues ▪ RESPONDING TO COVID-19 RESURGENCE ▪ Raising bio-health as nation's key strategic industry: Pres. Yoon ▪ Indonesian President Joko Widodo meets S. Korean biz leaders in Seoul ▪ Samsung Electronics logs all-time high Q2 sales in 2022 ▪ No. of newborns hit record-low; deaths hit all-time high in May in S. Korea ▪ Sensing city street disasters with electric scooters ▪ World News: Monkeypox total cases reaches 18,000 worldwide: WHO ▪ Sweltering heat with showers in inland regions 2022-07-28, 14:00 (KST)