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"If You Listen to Gordon Chang, the World Is Ending!" Trump Rants Again, Then Suddenly Mentions 'Rigging' Over World Cup (Trump NOW) U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that he holds overwhelming influence on TikTok, asserting that the platform even helped him win the presidential election. SBS Jul 7, 2026 5:46 PM

Violent Clash at Sri Lankan Prison Leaves 25 Dead A riot broke out at a prison in Sri Lanka, an island nation in South Asia, after… SBS Jul 7, 2026 5:18 PM

South Korea Appears to Win in AI, But Youth Job Losses Are Most Pronounced: FT While South Korea is considered one of the victors in the era of infinite competition for artificial intelligence , foreign media analysis suggests that a decline in jobs for young people is highly pronounced due to a preference for experienced workers that is more prominent than in other countries. SBS Jul 7, 2026 4:37 PM

Trump Says "Deal or End" for Iran; Iranian Official Calls It "Delusional" President Donald Trump ramped up pressure regarding negotiations to end the conflict with Iran on July 6 , stating, "We will either make a deal, or we will end it." According to Reuters and other reports, President Trump made the remarks at the White House, adding, "Ending it would not be very difficult." "We could take out their bridges in an hour, and we could cut off their energy supply," he said. SBS Jul 7, 2026 4:29 PM

Declassified U.S. Documents Confirm Dokdo as Korean Territory Since 1940s It has been confirmed for the first time that declassified U.S. military documents from the 1948 Dokdo bombing incident show the U.S. SBS Jul 7, 2026 4:07 PM

Paraguayan Senator Faces Backlash After Racist Remarks Against Mbappe A Paraguayan senator who directed racist remarks at French national football team captain Kylian Mbappe has threatened legal action after Mbappe publicly refuted her claims. SBS Jul 7, 2026 3:57 PM

Era of Power: 'Rearmament Domino' Accelerates Arms Race Amid Security Order Reshuffling As the United States prioritizes its own national interests, the unipolar international order is wavering, and strategic competition among major powers is intensifying. SBS Jul 7, 2026 3:39 PM

Samsung Electronics Shares Plunge Despite Earnings Surprise: 'Buy the Rumor, Sell the News' Bloomberg reported today that while Samsung Electronics has posted an "earnings surprise"—beating market expectations—in 16 of its quarterly earnings reports since 2019, the stock price fell on the day of the announcement in 10 of those instances. SBS Jul 7, 2026 3:39 PM

China Sentences Former Local Official to Death for $360 Million Bribery, Largest Amount on Record The scale of the bribery is reported to be the largest ever in a publicly disclosed judicial ruling in China. SBS Jul 7, 2026 3:34 PM

Lockheed Martin to Acquire Anti-Submarine Warfare Firm Ultra Maritime for $5.3 Trillion Won defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced on July 6 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ultra Maritime for $3.45 billion (approximately 5.3 trillion won). SBS Jul 7, 2026 3:29 PM