1. North Korea fired over 10 artillery rockets into the Yellow Sea off its western coast on Monday, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
2. The rocket launch coincided with a visit by US and South Korean defense chiefs to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, was in South Korea for his first visit since assuming office.
3. The incident occurred just before a China-South Korea summit, where denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula was reportedly discussed. North Korea rejected denuclearization and continued to launch rockets, which are believed to be an attempt to deter related countries from discussing the situation of the Korean Peninsula.