South Korean President Lee Jae-myung departed for Canada on Monday to attend the Group of Seven summit, his first overseas engagement since taking office earlier this month.

North Korean state media on Thursday reported for the first time on the outcome of South Korea's presidential election held earlier this week.

President Lee Jae-myung is attending the Group of Seven summit in Canada as the leader of an invited country, not as an "observer" as claimed in social media posts. The South Korean government announced that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney extended the invitation on June 7,