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Trump Raises Election Fraud Claims Again in Address to the Nation, Alleging "Chinese Interference" U.S. President Donald Trump has brought up conspiracy theories in an address to the nation, claiming that China interfered in a past U.S. SBS Jul 17, 2026 11:24 PM

Next UK Prime Minister Burnham: "More Public Control, Yet Pro-Business" In his inaugural speech at the ruling Labour Party's special conference that day, Burnham criticized the Thatcherism of the Conservative Party era, stating, "The UK took a wrong turn in the 1980s. SBS Jul 17, 2026 10:58 PM

Armed Conflict Spills Over to Gulf Infrastructure; Iran Vows to Continue Attacks Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy stated that Iran targeted power plants and seawater desalination facilities within Kuwait, resulting in facility damage, fires, and destruction of power generation equipment. SBS Jul 17, 2026 10:55 PM

Labour's Andy Burnham Confirmed as New UK Prime Minister: "Returning Power to Local Communities" The Labour Party announced that it held a special party convention on this day and officially elected Burnham, who was the sole candidate registered for the leadership race, as its new leader. SBS Jul 17, 2026 10:04 PM

Zelenskyy Claims Ukraine Destroyed Russian Tu-95 Strategic Bomber Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed on July 17 that the Security Service of Ukraine has destroyed a Russian Tupolev -95 strategic bomber. SBS Jul 17, 2026 10:02 PM

Unauthorized Boarding of Oil Tanker in Gulf of Aden... "South Korean Warship En Route" According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations on the 17th , a report was received at approximately 11:00 a.m. SBS Jul 17, 2026 10:01 PM

"Why Is My Grandfather at Yasukuni?" Grandchildren Continue Legal Battle Yasukuni Shrine in Japan houses the spirits of over 20,000 Korean war dead, including World War II war criminals, without the consent of their bereaved families. SBS Jul 17, 2026 8:49 PM

U.S. Limits Student Visas to 4 Years, Including Current Students The Trump administration, which is pursuing strict immigration control policies, has announced that it will limit the stay of international students to four years. SBS Jul 17, 2026 8:14 PM

Major U.S. Networks Decline Live Coverage of Trump Speech; Fox Airs Broadcast President Donald Trump delivering a national address Tensions between the Trump administration and the media have escalated further as major U.S. SBS Jul 17, 2026 7:57 PM

U.S.-Iran Conflict Spills Over to Gulf Infrastructure, Raising Fears of Escalation As the U.S. and Iran continue their armed conflict for the seventh consecutive day, concerns over a broader escalation are mounting following reports that civilian infrastructure in a Gulf nation was struck on July 17 . SBS Jul 17, 2026 7:25 PM