YONHAP: Former South Korean justice minister Park Seong-jae sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges related to martial law.

Qatar's Ministry of Interior said an explosion occurred inside a factory in the Ras Laffan industrial area; no casualties or leaks have been reported so far.

Qatar and Pakistan issued a joint statement saying the first round of US-Iran senior-level talks under a memorandum of understanding concluded in Switzerland. Parties agreed to form a high-level committee to provide political oversight of the mediation, with chief negotiators reporting regularly; the committee has agreed on a 60-day timeline to reach a final agreement and to allow immediate further technical talks. They also agreed to create a coordination group, with mediators' assistance, between the relevant parties and Lebanon to ensure cessation of military operations under the MoU; technical talks will continue this week at Switzerland's Bürgenstock resort on all outstanding issues.