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U.S. House Report Claims South Korea Targets U.S. Firms with Discriminatory Attacks, Echoing Coupang's Stance The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has released an official report alleging that South Korea is engaging in discriminatory treatment of U.S. SBS Jul 2, 2026 6:34 AM

6 Dead, Many Injured in High-Rise Apartment Fire in Belgium's Second-Largest City Local police stated that the fire started at around 10:00 a.m. in a 10-story apartment building in the Linkeroever district of Antwerp, and six deaths have been confirmed so far. SBS Jul 2, 2026 6:07 AM

Russian Couple Arrested After 'High-Altitude Proposal' on Empire State Building Spire On Wednesday , a man and a woman were apprehended by police after climbing to the spire of the Empire State Building, a landmark in New York City, and unfurling a large banner. SBS Jul 2, 2026 5:59 AM

Iran Says Qatar Talks Concluded, Agrees on Channel to Report MOU Violations Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran, who led the negotiation team, stated, "The talks in Doha, Qatar, regarding the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. SBS Jul 2, 2026 3:50 AM

Death Toll From Venezuela Earthquakes Hits 2,295; 7-Day National Mourning Declared According to foreign media outlets including AFP, Jorge Rodriguez, President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, announced that the officially confirmed death toll from the earthquakes that struck on June 24 has reached 2,295. SBS Jul 2, 2026 3:49 AM

U.S. Opts for Annual Review of North American Trade Deal Instead of Renewal Trade Representative Jamieson Greer The U.S. Donald Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it will maintain the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement for another 10 years while opting for an annual review process. SBS Jul 2, 2026 3:47 AM

Ukrainian Suspect Indicted 4 Years After Nord Stream Pipeline Explosion According to the daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and broadcaster ARD on Wednesday , the German Federal Prosecutor's Office has indicted Serhii Kuznetsov, a 50-year-old Ukrainian national, at the Hamburg Higher Regional Court. SBS Jul 2, 2026 3:46 AM

Wildfires Spread in Greece; Two Dead in Northern Region According to reports from the AP and other outlets on Wednesday, July 1 , the wildfires that began in the northern Thessaloniki region the previous day have spread to agricultural land and forests in central Fthiotida, northern Halkidiki, and the island of Salamis near Athens. SBS Jul 2, 2026 2:58 AM

Number of Injured Exceeds 10,000... Desperate Efforts to Save Even One More Life The scale of casualties from the earthquake in Venezuela is growing uncontrollably. SBS Jul 2, 2026 1:50 AM

U.S. and Iranian Delegations Hold Indirect Talks in Doha to Discuss Frozen Assets and Strait of Hormuz One source told AFP that "U.S. and Iranian officials have begun indirect working-level talks in Doha with Qatari and Pakistani mediators, building on the progress made at the summit on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland." A senior Iranian official explained to Reuters, "The indirect negotiations began on Tuesday night. SBS Jul 2, 2026 1:43 AM