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"We Can't Take It Anymore"... French Fishermen Block Roads in Protest Black smoke billows as tires burn in the middle of the road. People are standing behind them, blocking the path. SBS Sep 18, 2026 12:55 PM

Bank of Japan Raises Benchmark Interest Rate to 1.25% in 3 Months, Highest in 31 Years According to Kyodo News and other sources, the Bank of Japan decided at its two-day monetary policy meeting ending today to raise the benchmark short-term policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, from around 1.0% to around 1.25%. SBS Sep 18, 2026 12:22 PM

US Democrats Wary of AI Industry's 'Money Bomb,' Urge Candidates to Watch Their Words Democratic Party, ahead of the November midterm elections, is treading carefully to avoid antagonizing the deep-pocketed artificial intelligence industry. SBS Sep 18, 2026 11:29 AM

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun Meets US Lawmakers in Washington, Set to Hold Talks With Rubio Tonight On the very first day of his visit, he met with members of the US Senate and House of Representatives to exchange views on South Korea-US relations and major pending issues. SBS Sep 18, 2026 11:29 AM

"OpenAI 'Stole 10 Million News Articles' to Develop ChatGPT" According to AFP on the 17th , the court documents unveiled that day include statements from an insider calling OpenAI's massive use of articles from various news outlets, including The New York Times, for ChatGPT's development an act of theft. SBS Sep 18, 2026 11:24 AM

Torrential Rains and Heatwaves a Bad Omen? Earth's Atmospheric Water Vapor Hits Record High Last Month According to C3S estimates based on measurements from last August, the amount of water vapor in Earth's atmosphere was 27.35 kilograms per square meter , which is 0.04 kg/m² higher than the previous record set in July 2024. SBS Sep 18, 2026 11:19 AM

Toyota to Deploy 400,000 Humanoid Robots Across Global Production Facilities According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Toyota plans to deploy the robots in alignment with renovation and reconstruction schedules for its production facilities worldwide, which will involve an annual investment of 1 trillion yen (approx. SBS Sep 18, 2026 11:17 AM

UK King Charles Rejoiced Over Princess Diana's Death 'Like Winning the Lottery,' Memoir Claims The BBC reported on the 17th that Earl Charles Spencer, Diana's younger brother, made the claim in his memoir. SBS Sep 18, 2026 11:17 AM

Trump Administration Approves F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia 33 trillion won) to Saudi Arabia on the 17th local time. In a statement that day regarding the approval of the F-35 fighter jet sale, the U.S. SBS Sep 18, 2026 10:17 AM

IAEA General Conference Adopts Resolution Reaffirming North Korea Cannot Have Nuclear Weapons State Status During the 70th General Conference held in Vienna, Austria, on the 17th local time, the IAEA adopted a resolution titled "Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," with 103 votes in favor, 6 against, and 14 abstentions. SBS Sep 18, 2026 10:09 AM