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[Subtitle News] Middle School Student Dies After Falling into 'Death Trap' in Local Stream A tragic accident has occurred in Haemicheon Stream in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, leaving one middle school student dead and another in critical condition. SBS Jun 25, 2026 5:42 PM

'There Is a Reason I Spat... I Will Reveal Everything': Tearful Protestor After Arrest Warrant Hearing Senior Judge Seo Beom-jun, in charge of warrants at the Seoul Eastern District Court, held a pre-arrest questioning (arrest warrant hearing) for Kim, who is accused of obstructing public duties, starting at 2:30 p.m. SBS Jun 25, 2026 5:42 PM

Prosecutors Seek Life Imprisonment for Man Who Attacked Classmate with Blunt Weapon Prosecutors have requested a life sentence for a man in his 20s who assaulted a former classmate with a blunt weapon, sexually molested the victim's younger sister, and set fire to their home. SBS Jun 25, 2026 4:52 PM

Former Samsung Electro-Mechanics Advisor Im Woo-jae Released After Suspended Sentence in Assault Case Im is the former husband of Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin. The 13th Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judges Kim Moo-shin, Lee Woo-hee, and Yoo Dong-gyun) sentenced Im to one year in prison, suspended for two years, today on charges including obstruction of justice by deception. SBS Jun 25, 2026 4:33 PM

Former MBC President Choi Seung-ho Receives Upheld Fines in 'Blacklist' Appeal Former MBC President Choi Seung-ho, who was fined in the first trial over the so-called 'MBC blacklist' allegations—accused of giving personnel disadvantages to reporters who did not participate in the 2017 strike—has had his fines upheld by the appellate court. SBS Jun 25, 2026 4:02 PM

Art Dealer and Former Gallery Executive Indicted for Falsifying Provenance of Lee Ufan Painting (D-Report) A single blue dot, growing darker from left to right, is placed against a wide expanse of empty space. SBS Jun 25, 2026 3:56 PM

Hooded Suspects Breach Security, Leave Graffiti on Subway Train, and Vanish The Busan Gangseo Police Station announced today that graffiti was discovered on a subway train at the Daejeo Vehicle Depot in Gangseo-gu, Busan, at approximately 4:38 a.m. SBS Jun 25, 2026 3:55 PM

5th BTS Global Interdisciplinary Conference to be Held in Jeonju Next Month The International Society for BTS Studies announced that it will host the '5th BTS Global Interdisciplinary Conference' under the theme of 'The Next Generation of Hallyu and BTS' at the JBNU Convention Center in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, from July 2 to 3. SBS Jun 25, 2026 3:47 PM

Report of 'Wandering Vagrant' Leads to Shocking Discovery of '3-Year Salt Farm Slavery' The criminal allegations against them came to light through a coincidental 112 emergency call, and labor authorities are conducting an additional investigation as there are indications that they failed to pay proper wages. SBS Jun 25, 2026 3:45 PM

[Editor's Pick] A 'Disaster' Still Stuck in the Past: Families Outraged as Sentence Reduced from 15 to 4 Years Bent and twisted steel bars, along with the debris of the collapsed building, remain exactly as they were two years ago. SBS Jun 25, 2026 3:44 PM