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Qatar Warns Against 'Spoilers' of U.S.-Iran Deal, Emphasizes Importance of Hotline According to the Financial Times on June 23 , Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani stated that the recently agreed-upon hotline between the U.S. SBS Jun 24, 2026 3:23 PM

Trump Orders Probe into Gasoline Prices, Citing Failure to Reflect Drop in Oil Costs President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Justice to investigate gasoline prices, stating that they are not falling sufficiently despite the decline in international oil prices. SBS Jun 24, 2026 3:22 PM

Taiwan Premier Chairs First AI Strategy Committee Meeting, Unveils Roadmap for Sovereign AI At the meeting, Premier Cho stated that the government would actively build Sovereign AI. SBS Jun 24, 2026 3:11 PM

Fan Climbs Barrier in Wild Attempt to Reach Messi After Record-Breaking Performance On June 22 , Argentina secured a second consecutive victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage, effectively clinching a spot in the Round of 32, led by a multi-goal performance from Lionel Messi . SBS Jun 24, 2026 2:57 PM

Anthropic's 'Mythos' AI Discovers Vulnerabilities in U.S. Government Systems in Hours government systems in just a few hours. The Associated Press reported on June 23 , citing an anonymous official, that in recent tests conducted in collaboration with U.S. SBS Jun 24, 2026 2:54 PM

UN: Israel Committed Genocide Against Children in Gaza Even During Ceasefire A UN report has concluded that Israel continued to deliberately target and commit genocide against Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip even after a ceasefire took effect in October of last year. SBS Jun 24, 2026 2:34 PM

Netherlands Conducts First Euthanasia on Child Under 12, Sparking Global Debate Beyond euthanasia for children and adolescents, reports of individuals choosing assisted dying due to reasons such as poverty and a lack of care have further fueled controversy over bioethics. SBS Jun 24, 2026 2:20 PM

Germany to Gradually Raise Retirement Age to 70 by Early 2090s As reported by the British daily The Guardian and other outlets on June 23 , the German government plans to extend the retirement age to 70 by the early 2090s as part of its pension reform package. SBS Jun 24, 2026 2:18 PM

Seoul Home to 6,220 Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals, Recording Highest Growth Rate On June 22 , wealth intelligence firm Altrata estimated in its "World Ultra Wealth Report 2026" that the number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals worldwide—those with a net worth of over $30 million—increased by 14.4% over the past year, reaching 556,850 as of the end of last year. SBS Jun 24, 2026 2:11 PM

Dollar Hits 7-Month High on Rate Hike Expectations Dollar The value of the U.S. dollar has climbed to its highest level since last November, driven by the possibility of interest rate hikes by the U.S. SBS Jun 24, 2026 2:11 PM