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Putin's Close Aide Visits China Ahead of APEC; Possibility of US-China-Russia Summit Discussed A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced today that Nikolai Patrushev, Assistant to the Russian President and Chairman of the Maritime Board, is scheduled to visit China from October 8 to 13, local time, to hold talks with Wang Yi, Chinese Communist Party Politburo Member and Foreign Minister. SBS Oct 8, 2026 11:34 AM

Cornered by Spreading Protests, French Government Promises First Measures by Late October According to French media outlets such as the daily Le Monde, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu expressed sympathy for the students' grievances in a national address on the evening of the 7th local time, stating that the government would listen to their demands and formulate concrete improvement plans. SBS Oct 8, 2026 11:34 AM

US 1-Year Inflation Expectations Rise to 3.9%, Highest in 3.5 Years According to the results of the September consumer expectations survey released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the median 1-year inflation expectation stood at 3.9%. SBS Oct 8, 2026 11:33 AM

Japan Local Governor Blasts Thai Team Over Defective Asian Games Meal Critique (File Photo: Yonhap News) The Thai delegation's criticism of substandard meals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which concluded on October 4, has sparked backlash after a local Japanese government head made the remark that they "should not have come in the first place." During a regular press conference on October 7, Aichi Prefecture Governor Hideaki Omura sharply criticized a Thai national team official in the new Asian Games sport of teqball for posting about the poor meal conditions on social media. SBS Oct 8, 2026 11:28 AM

Trump Repeats Controversial Remarks: "Let Them Attack LA" President Donald Trump waves at a midterm election rally in San Antonio, Texas. U.S. SBS Oct 8, 2026 11:22 AM

US, UK and Australia to Jointly Develop AUKUS Underwater Drones Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth The United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia have embarked on a cooperative effort to develop unmanned underwater vehicles as part of the AUKUS security pact. SBS Oct 8, 2026 11:05 AM

Suspects Arrested in Theft of Renoir Works from French Museum... Stolen Art Still Missing They are accused of breaking into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, a small town near Nice in southern France, in the early hours of September 8 and stealing Renoir's paintings "Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano" and "Young Woman at the Well". SBS Oct 8, 2026 9:29 AM

Syria Considers Dispatching Troops to Fight Yemen's Houthi Rebels, U.S. Reportedly Unopposed online media outlet Axios reported on the 7th . Saudi Arabia, which supports the Yemeni government forces, reportedly requested troop deployment from Syria, and Syria is positively reviewing the request. SBS Oct 8, 2026 9:19 AM

US Mortgage Rates Hit 3-Year High at 7.49% Amid Rising Treasury Yields The Mortgage Bankers Association stated that the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage for the week ending October 2 rose 0.19 percentage points from the previous week to 7.49%. SBS Oct 8, 2026 9:16 AM

US to Impose Nearly W 100 Million Fee on International Graduates for Employment, W 40 Million for Extension Department of Homeland Security The Donald Trump administration announced a policy on October 7 local time to levy a fee close to 100 million won on foreign graduates from local universities seeking employment in the United States. SBS Oct 8, 2026 9:12 AM