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Carbon Dioxide Leak at Anam Station on Subway Line 6; Trains Temporarily Bypassed Station Due to the incident, passengers and station staff were evacuated, and trains temporarily passed through the station without stopping. SBS Jun 16, 2026 11:45 AM

Court Official Referred to Prosecution for Illegally Accessing Personal Data of Miryang Sexual Assault Perpetrators A court official suspected of illegally accessing the personal information of perpetrators involved in the Miryang collective sexual assault case has been referred to the prosecution. SBS Jun 16, 2026 11:43 AM

A 'Proud Father' Who Saved Three Lives: A Daughter's Final Salute to Her 'Alter Ego' In February, 53-year-old Kim Yong-seop visited a hospital due to shoulder pain. While waiting for his appointment, Mr. SBS Jun 16, 2026 11:42 AM

[Editor's Pick] Son Beats Mother with Dementia to Death: The 'Maternal Love' That Endures in Silence A 70-year-old mother passed away after being abused for a year and a half by her child in their 40s, with whom she lived. SBS Jun 16, 2026 11:38 AM

Subtitled News: Firefighter Who Died Before Wedding Was Forced to Drink; Alleged Perpetrator Promoted 3 Months Later It has been revealed that one of the superiors accused of workplace bullying in the case of a firefighter in her 20s who took her own life last October had already been reported to an internal anonymous whistleblowing system for separate allegations of abuse just three months before her death. SBS Jun 16, 2026 11:35 AM

Police Launch Investigation Into Death of Firefighter Who Alleged Forced Drinking The Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency's Metropolitan Investigation Division announced today that it has launched a preliminary investigation into allegations that Firefighter A , who was assigned to the Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station and passed away in October of last year, suffered from workplace bullying while she was alive. SBS Jun 16, 2026 11:29 AM

Government Launches Inspection of 190,000 Factories and Warehouses Following String of Fires The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it will begin an inspection on June 17 to assess the overall fire safety status of factories and warehouses. SBS Jun 16, 2026 11:19 AM

Minjung Minju Party Leader Appears in Court for Arrest Warrant Hearing Over National Security Act Violations Judge Lee Jong-rok of the Seoul Central District Court held a pre-arrest interrogation for Han on charges of violating the National Security Act at approximately 10:00 a.m. SBS Jun 16, 2026 11:18 AM

Husband Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Pouring Boiling Water on Thai Wife, Exceeding Prosecution's Request The Uijeongbu District Court, presided over by Judge Kim Jun-young of the 12th Criminal Division, handed down the three-year-and-six-month sentence to the man in his 40s, identified as A, who was indicted on charges of special injury, today , while condemning the cruelty of the crime. SBS Jun 16, 2026 11:17 AM

Special Counsel Summons Former Senior Prosecutor Choi Jae-hoon as Suspect in 'Kim Keon-hee Investigation Cover-up' Allegations The 2nd Comprehensive Special Counsel team, led by Kwon Chang-young, which is investigating remaining suspicions following the three major special counsel probes, has summoned Choi Jae-hoon, former head of the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department 2 at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, regarding the "Deutsch Motors investigation cover-up allegations." The special counsel team has been questioning Choi as a suspect on charges including the drafting of false official documents since 10:00 a.m. SBS Jun 16, 2026 11:03 AM