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Woman Spits Food at Men Smoking at Next Table in Restaurant At a restaurant in Guangdong, China, two men casually pull out cigarettes and start smoking while eating. SBS Jul 7, 2026 11:24 AM

SpaceX President Pledges 500 Billion Won Donation to 'Trump Accounts'; Musk Remains Silent President Donald Trump subtly pressured for donations of SpaceX stock to so-called "Trump Accounts," the president of SpaceX has pledged a donation worth 500 billion won. SBS Jul 7, 2026 11:00 AM

Morgan Stanley Predicts Semiconductor Correction, Sees Rotation into Hyperscalers Bloomberg and other media outlets reported on July 6 that the Morgan Stanley team, led by U.S. SBS Jul 7, 2026 10:55 AM

Prison Riot in Sri Lanka Leaves 25 Dead, Over 100 Injured According to reports from AP, AFP, and Reuters on July 7 , the clash between inmates occurred on the evening of July 5 at a prison in the coastal city of Negombo, located 35 km north of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. SBS Jul 7, 2026 10:49 AM

German Government Approves Significant Defense Budget Increase Ahead of NATO Summit The coalition government, led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz and consisting of the center-right Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union and the Social Democratic Party , approved a budget proposal with total expenditures of 555.4 billion euros for 2027. SBS Jul 7, 2026 10:36 AM

Despite Trump's Ban, U.S. Agencies Have Been Using Mythos for Months government agencies have been using Mythos, an AI model developed by Anthropic, for several months, despite ongoing conflicts regarding the scope of artificial intelligence usage. SBS Jul 7, 2026 10:27 AM

PM Takaichi Suggests 'Three Non-Nuclear Principles' Could Be Subject to Discussion, Signaling Potential Review of 'Nuclear Ban' According to local media including the Nihon Keizai Shimbun on July 7, Prime Minister Takaichi said at the Settlement and Administrative Oversight Committee of the House of Councillors of the National Diet the previous day that she would "certainly bring all issues to the table for discussion" regarding the revision of the three major security documents. SBS Jul 7, 2026 10:26 AM

China Launches SLBM with 10,000km Range, Signaling Intensified Military Ambitions China launched a submarine-launched ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean yesterday . SBS Jul 7, 2026 10:25 AM

Three U.S. and U.K. Investment Firms Express Interest in Acquiring Up to $7 Billion in SK Hynix ADRs hedge fund founded by a former OpenAI researcher, have indicated they may acquire up to $7 billion (approximately 10.7 trillion won) worth of American Depositary Receipts in the upcoming public offering by SK Hynix, the Financial Times reported on July 6 . SBS Jul 7, 2026 10:20 AM

Democratic State Attorneys General Argue Trump’s Section 301 Tariffs Are Illegal port Democratic state attorneys general in the United States have stated that the Trump administration's third attempt at imposing tariffs is unconstitutional and illegal. SBS Jul 7, 2026 10:17 AM