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Fire at Multi-Unit Housing in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul Leaves Two Elementary Students Dead A fire broke out at a multi-unit housing complex in Galhyeon-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, around 11:00 p.m. SBS Jul 9, 2026 7:32 AM

South Korea's Elderly Poverty Rate Falls Below 40% for First Time in OECD Study Both international comparative data and the latest domestic government statistics indicate that the elderly poverty rate has declined, falling into the 30% range for the first time. SBS Jul 9, 2026 7:30 AM

Trump Posts Iran Airstrike Footage, Warns of 'Much More Severe' Response to Future Ship Attacks military launched airstrikes against Iran for the second consecutive day on July 8 in response to attacks on merchant vessels, U.S. SBS Jul 9, 2026 7:21 AM

Underground Road Project Connecting Umyeon and Yongsan Gains Momentum to Ease Traffic on Banpo-daero The underground road will span 5.4 kilometers, connecting 28-2 Banpo-daero in Seocho-gu, near the northern exit of the Umyeon Mountain Tunnel, to 66 Noksapyeong-daero in Yongsan-gu. SBS Jul 9, 2026 7:06 AM

Ticket Scalpers Who Exploited Baseball Fans Revealed to Be Ordinary Office Workers and Homemakers A large number of ticket scalpers who sold professional baseball game tickets at prices up to five times the original cost have been caught. SBS Jul 9, 2026 6:56 AM

"Police Were on the Side of the Murderer": Mother's Tearful Plea As allegations of a police cover-up regarding the murder of a high school girl in Gwangju continue to surface, the bereaved family of the late Lee Chae-won has spoken out for the first time. SBS Jul 9, 2026 6:54 AM

Unidentified Driver Dies After Car Crashes on Gwangju-Daegu Expressway A person has died after a vehicle traveling on an expressway crashed into a median barrier. SBS Jul 9, 2026 6:44 AM

Concerns Grow Over Potential Abolition of 'Supplementary Investigation' Powers Following our exclusive reports, evidence of evidence tampering and collusion between the police investigation team handling the Gwangju high school girl murder case and the father of the suspect, Jang Yoon-gi, who is also a police officer, is pouring out. SBS Jul 9, 2026 6:41 AM

Supreme Court to Deliver Ruling on Former President Yoon Suk Yeol's 'Obstruction of Arrest' Case This Afternoon The Supreme Court is set to deliver its ruling this afternoon, July 9, at 2:00 p.m. SBS Jul 9, 2026 6:35 AM

Exclusive: 'Cable Ties' Missing from Vehicle Found at Father's Home Our investigation has confirmed that the cable ties, which police discovered but failed to seize, were recovered by the prosecution from the home of Jang Yoon-gi's father. SBS Jul 9, 2026 6:23 AM