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"Yi Sun-sin Wasn't Allowed, But This Is Fine?" Protest Filed Against AG Organizing Committee Over Absurd Performance in Front of Athletes Professor Seo announced today via social media that he sent a formal protest email to the Asian Games organizing committee demanding an official apology and measures to prevent recurrence regarding this incident. SBS Sep 17, 2026 10:41 AM

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Base Rate Raised by 0.25 percentage points Amid Inflation Pressures... Hinting at Additional Hikes   A short while ago, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, shifting back to a tightening stance for the first time in 3 years and 2 months. SBS Sep 17, 2026 10:41 AM

Election Commission Special Prosecutor Launches Compulsory Investigation with Seizures at 9 National and Local Election Commission Offices The special prosecutor team dispatched prosecutors and investigators this morning to a total of nine locations, including the National Election Commission and local election commissions, to conduct searches and seizures. SBS Sep 17, 2026 10:41 AM

EU Pushes for Total Social Media Ban for Children Under 13 Across 27 Member States Under the plan, teenagers aged 13 to 14 are expected to be permitted limited access only through restricted "mini-accounts" that require parental supervision. SBS Sep 17, 2026 10:41 AM

Accelerating Drug Discovery With AI: Wegovy Maker Partners With Anthropic Reuters and Bloomberg reported on the 16th local time that Novo Nordisk and Anthropic have signed an agreement to utilize Anthropic's AI model, Claude, for drug discovery. SBS Sep 17, 2026 10:40 AM

Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae Emphasizes Judicial Independence Amid Any Challenges Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae stated today , "Cooperation among the judiciary, the legislature, and the executive branch must be carried out while guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary." His emphasis on "judicial independence" at an international gathering of heads of judiciaries came amid ongoing tensions with the presidential office regarding the re-nomination issue for Supreme Court justices. SBS Sep 17, 2026 10:38 AM

Saudi Arabia Appears to Have Used Ballistic Missiles Against Houthis for First Time, Suspected to Be Chinese Dongfeng According to the report, Yemeni officials and weapons experts stated that missile debris found in Yemen appears to be the Chinese-made Dongfeng -15 ballistic missile. SBS Sep 17, 2026 10:38 AM

"Incheon-bound KTX aims for year-end opening"... Comprehensive test runs begin today The Incheon Metropolitan City announced that the Korea 국가철도공단 (Korea National Railway) will launch comprehensive test runs for the Incheon-bound KTX, starting with preliminary inspections today . SBS Sep 17, 2026 10:34 AM

OpenAI Regularly Discloses 'Out-of-Control AI' Incidents to Strengthen Monitoring of Abnormal Behavior According to Reuters on the 16th , OpenAI announced that it has established a new framework to track, investigate, and disclose cases where AI models act differently from developers' intentions or deviate from expectations. SBS Sep 17, 2026 10:32 AM

"Yi Sun-sin Banned, But Toyotomi Allowed?" Prof. Seo Kyoung-duk Protests to Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee Professor Seo announced via social media today that he sent an official protest email to the Asian Games Organizing Committee regarding the incident, demanding an official apology and measures to prevent a recurrence. SBS Sep 17, 2026 10:31 AM