Today's Major News (October 20, 2026)

1. A 4-year prison sentence has been finalized for Park Soon-kwan, CEO of Aricell, who was indicted over the Aricell battery plant fire disaster that killed 23 people. The Supreme Court upheld the appellate court's ruling, which reduced his initial 15-year prison sentence from the first trial to 4 years, citing that the CEO had no legal obligation to install emergency exits.

2. Kim Sung-woo, a 26-year-old suspect accused of murdering his mother-in-law and kidnapping his wife, has been transferred to prosecutors in custody on retaliatory murder charges. Investigations revealed that Kim had repeatedly stalked his wife near her family home in violation of a court-issued restraining order.

3. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fired ballistic missiles at a government military base in southern Yemen, killing at least 53 people and injuring over 200 others.

4. As large-scale protests across France escalated into violent clashes, the French government imposed a nighttime curfew in cities including Paris and Lyon.
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