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Growing Concerns for Trump Ahead of Midterms? WP Reports He Recognizes Impact of Iran War on Election President Donald Trump As the electoral conditions for the Republican Party worsen ahead of the U.S. SBS Sep 19, 2026 11:22 PM

South Korea-US Foreign Ministers Meet After 7 Months... Subtle Differences in Tone Over Investment and Implementation The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States have sat down together again after seven months. SBS Sep 19, 2026 10:47 PM

Houthis Seemingly Launch First Airstrike on Saudi Capital as Smoke Spotted Near Riyadh Airport As the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen escalate their attacks, air raid alerts have been issued for the Saudi capital of Riyadh for the first time. SBS Sep 19, 2026 9:52 PM

Unexplained Explosion at Syria Military Facility Leaves 11 Dead An unexplained explosion at a military facility in eastern Syria has left 11 people dead, foreign media outlets including AFP reported on the 19th, local time. SBS Sep 19, 2026 9:50 PM

Korean and Chinese Actors Share the Stage... Will the 'Three-Foot Ice' Melt? In China, the unofficial ban on South Korean content, known as the "Hallyu ban," has persisted for a decade. SBS Sep 19, 2026 8:41 PM

"He Said Exactly That": Diana's Brother Rebuts Royal Family's Denial Appearing on BBC broadcasting on the 18th local time, Earl Spencer stated, "All I can say to you here and now is that he said precisely that," adding, "I am telling the truth." According to excerpts released ahead of the publication of Earl Spencer's memoir, King Charles III, during a telephone call shortly after Diana's death in 1997 over disagreements regarding her funeral, snapped, "Don't worry, we'll soon forget her." Shortly after the initial excerpts were made public, Buckingham Palace issued an unusually strong statement claiming that Earl Spencer's "judgment was clouded by grief, leading to distorted memories." Asked about this statement, Earl Spencer retorted, "Is he angry, or is he embarrassed?", arguing that the royal palace blurred the essence of the matter by suggesting that "memories can differ." Earl Spencer said, "In my entire life, I had only two phone conversations with him. SBS Sep 19, 2026 7:39 PM

Houthis Launch Apparent First Airstrike on Saudi Capital Amid 'Explosion Sounds' and Air Raid Sirens According to reports from the BBC and other outlets on the 19th local time, Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Civil Defense issued air raid warnings for several regions, including Riyadh, starting from the night before through the morning of that day. SBS Sep 19, 2026 3:57 PM

Bomb and Gun Attack at Police Compound in Northwestern Pakistan Kills at Least 31 At least 31 people, including 16 police officers, were killed in a bomb and gun attack at a police compound in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan. SBS Sep 19, 2026 3:56 PM

Iran War Costs Continue to Rise as Pentagon Reports Spending 45.1 Billion Dollars Department of Defense The costs incurred by the United States in the war with Iran continue to swell. SBS Sep 19, 2026 3:52 PM

Another AI Hacking Incident Revealed, But Google Argued It Wasn't Worth Disclosing Google's AI model, Gemini, gained unauthorized access to the systems of three external companies during a cybersecurity test conducted by security evaluation firm Irregular Labs last May, the U.S. SBS Sep 19, 2026 3:09 PM