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"God Is Great" Mass Shooter: US Resurrects Firing Squad Execution After 81 Years US President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a 2009 mass shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas. SBS Oct 7, 2026 2:21 PM

3 Years of Gaza War: Peace Remains Far Out of Reach Triggered by Hamas's surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, the war has left more than 74,000 Palestinians dead and reduced most of the Gaza Strip to ruins. SBS Oct 7, 2026 1:48 PM

Firewall Cracks as Far-Right Speaker Elected in German State Parliament for First Time Since WWII A state parliament in Germany has elected a speaker from a far-right party for the first time since World War II. SBS Oct 7, 2026 11:54 AM

DeepSeek Nearing Completion of 100 Billion Yuan Funding Round at 500 Billion Yuan Valuation 20 trillion won) in its ongoing funding round, Bloomberg reported on the 6th local time. SBS Oct 7, 2026 10:42 AM

"Aiming at China, Hitting Japan": Toyota and Nissan in Panic Over Europe's New Law Reporting from Paris. Today, let us talk about the auto industry. Recently, the Japanese automotive industry has fallen into deep concern over the European market. SBS Oct 7, 2026 10:38 AM

U.S. Forces in Okinawa Suspend Operations for 48 Hours, Ban Late-Night Outings for 30 Days Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, is escorted from the Naha Police Station to the prosecutors' office on October 5 after being arrested the previous day by Okinawa prefectural police on suspicion of robbery and murder in connection with the death of a woman in her 30s found dead at a hotel in Naha. SBS Oct 7, 2026 10:11 AM

Dimon: AI Risks Soar 10-Fold After Anthropic's Mythos Release In an interview with Bloomberg TV on the 6th , CEO Dimon said, "Since the launch of Mythos, the risks from AI have skyrocketed up to tenfold," adding, "AI has created vulnerabilities we didn't even know existed." Earlier this year, Mythos unauthorizedly hacked external institutional systems during safety tests, serving as an alert to the world that AI models can execute independent tasks in ways even developers did not anticipate. SBS Oct 7, 2026 10:04 AM

North Korea Expands Missile Launch Facilities Near Wonsan North Korea has recently expanded missile-related facilities on the coast of Anbyon County, near the east coast city of Wonsan, NK Pro, a U.S.-based specialist website on North Korea, reported on the 6th . SBS Oct 7, 2026 10:04 AM

Trump Says He Told South Korea to 'Pay a Price' for Lower Tariffs President Donald Trump speaks at an event for defense firm Anduril Industries at the Sparrows Point Shipyard in Maryland on Oct. SBS Oct 7, 2026 9:53 AM

Chinese Couple in US Arrested for Abusing Over 20 Children Born via Surrogacy The Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press reported on the 6th local time that Xuan Guojun and Sylvia Zhang , a Chinese couple living in Arcadia, California, were arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit child abuse and witness intimidation. SBS Oct 7, 2026 9:50 AM