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Presidential Office: Mongolia Expresses Willingness to Facilitate Inter-Korean Dialogue, Focuses on Rare Earth Supply Chains Regarding the outcome of the summit between President Lee Jae-myung and Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, the Presidential Office stated that Mongolia has expressed its willingness to play a necessary role in creating conditions for improving inter-Korean relations and resuming dialogue with North Korea. SBS Jul 9, 2026 11:35 PM

The Core Arguments Over 'Supplementary Investigation Rights': Why the Democratic Party is Pushing for Speed We will now delve deeper into the issues surrounding the abolition of supplementary investigation rights with political reporter Go Jeong-hyeon. SBS Jul 9, 2026 11:06 PM

President Lee: "Golden Age of Korea-Mongolia Relations… CEPA Reached in Principle" President Lee Jae-myung, who is on a state visit to Mongolia, held a summit with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and stated, "The leaders of both countries have confirmed a shared vision to open a 'Golden Age of Korea-Mongolia relations' together and have adopted a joint declaration containing this direction." President Lee made the remarks during a joint press conference following the summit on the afternoon of July 9 and introduced the specific outcomes of the meeting. SBS Jul 9, 2026 9:40 PM

Exclusive: NEC Labeled It 'Reference Material,' But Documents Show Pre-determined 'Dismissal' on Key Election Issues We reported exclusively yesterday, July 8, that three members of the Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission resigned in protest against what they viewed as directives from the National Election Commission to dismiss election appeals. SBS Jul 9, 2026 9:38 PM

Democratic Party Calls Yoon's Guilty Verdict 'Expected,' People Power Party Remains Silent Following the finalization of the first guilty verdict against former President Yoon Suk Yeol, the Democratic Party of Korea has described it as an expected outcome. SBS Jul 9, 2026 9:09 PM

"Truth Would Have Been Buried Without Prosecution's Supplementary Investigation"... Meeting with Police Chief Fails The People Power Party is highlighting allegations of a cover-up by the police in the "Jang Yoon-gi case," intensifying its opposition to the complete abolition of the prosecution's authority to conduct supplementary investigations. SBS Jul 9, 2026 8:52 PM

Democratic Party Proposes Bill to Fully Abolish Prosecutors' Supplementary Investigation Authority The Democratic Party of Korea proposed an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act today that would fully abolish the prosecution's authority to conduct supplementary investigations. SBS Jul 9, 2026 8:49 PM

President Lee: "Golden Age for Korea-Mongolia Ties; Peace and Stability on Korean Peninsula Serve Mutual Interests" ▲ President Lee Jae-myung exchanges greetings with President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh a… SBS Jul 9, 2026 7:27 PM

Democratic Party Proposes Bill to Abolish Prosecutors' Supplementary Investigation Authority; People Power Party Protests The Democratic Party of Korea proposed an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act today , with the core provision being the abolition of the prosecution's authority to conduct supplementary investigations. SBS Jul 9, 2026 5:14 PM

Broadcasting and Media Communications Review Committee Moves to Explicitly Exclude 'False Manipulated Information' from Review The Broadcasting and Media Communications Review Committee is pushing for a plan to explicitly exclude 'false manipulated information,' newly defined following an amendment to the Information and Communications Network Act, from its scope of review. SBS Jul 9, 2026 4:12 PM