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"Why Does the Map Look Like That?" North Korea Manipulates Footage of Kim Il-sung It has been confirmed that North Korea is tampering with historical records in line with its "two hostile states" policy toward South and North Korea. SBS Jul 18, 2026 9:15 PM

Democratic Party Convention Lineup Set: Candidates Campaign in Honam, Yeongnam, and Daejeon The preliminary primary for the Democratic Party's leadership election is just three days away. SBS Jul 18, 2026 8:39 PM

President Lee: "Comprehensive Review of Safety Systems for Large Logistics Facilities to Be Conducted" ▲ Smoke rises from the Coupang logistics center in Seoknam-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon… SBS Jul 18, 2026 8:00 PM

President Lee Orders All-Out Effort to Extinguish Coupang Warehouse Fire, Emphasizes Safety of Firefighters on the 18th, continuing into the afternoon. President Lee Jae-myung issued an order today regarding the fire at the Coupang logistics center in Incheon, stating, "Focus all efforts on extinguishing the fire and take every possible measure to prevent the damage from spreading." President Lee received a report on the firefighting situation and ordered, "Above all, ensure thorough safety measures for the firefighters on the scene," according to Kang Yu-jung, senior presidential spokesperson. SBS Jul 18, 2026 7:42 PM

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui Makes Surprise Visit to Russia, Raising Speculation Over Kim Jong-un's Potential Moscow Trip Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported that Foreign Minister Choe is scheduled to arrive in Moscow on July 18 for an official visit at the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. SBS Jul 18, 2026 6:38 PM

North Korea Criticizes Trilateral Chiefs of Defense Meeting, Calls It "Source of Destabilizing Peace" Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Kane and Japan's Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Hiroaki Uchikura during the trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting held at the Pentagon on the 15th . SBS Jul 18, 2026 4:37 PM

President Lee: "Agriculture Is a Strategic Security Industry... Agricultural Subsidies Must Increase to Support Farmers" ▲ President Lee Jae-myung President Lee Jae-myung stated yesterday that "ag… SBS Jul 18, 2026 4:22 PM

Kim Yong-beom: "In the AI Era, the State Must Organize the Entire Production Capacity Ecosystem" Kim Yong-beom, Policy Chief at the Blue House, wrote on his social media today that "the artificial intelligence production system requires a physical foundation as massive as, and sometimes even greater than, traditional 'heavy, thick, long, and large' industries," adding that a new role for the state is required to support this. SBS Jul 18, 2026 3:20 PM

Board of Audit and Inspection Denies Parental Leave for Auditor Involved in 'West Sea Incident' Probe, Sparks 'Political Retaliation' Claims Auditor A had been on "study leave" in the United Kingdom under the public official long-term overseas training program, which ended on June 30. SBS Jul 18, 2026 3:04 PM

Lee Kun-tae: "I Will Not Debate Han Dong-hoon… Accepting Party Members' Opinions" Lee stated on his Facebook page today, "I have decided that it is not right to ignore the will and concerns of the party members who support me," adding, "I will not proceed with this debate." On July 16, Han, a former prosecutor, proposed to the Democratic Party, "Let us publicly debate why the abolition of supplementary investigation powers is against the public interest." The debate was arranged after Lee, also a former prosecutor, responded yesterday by saying, "I will explain one by one why the prosecution should not hold investigation powers." Lee, who also served as a defense attorney for the Daejang-dong case, said today, "The reason I agreed to the debate was that I believed Han Dong-hoon, along with Yoon Suk-yeol, was a person responsible for leading fabricated indictments by putting political prosecutors at the forefront," adding, "I wanted to clearly hold him accountable for that in front of the public." He added, "I take the many opinions and advice from our party members seriously," and "The will of our party members is the will of us all." In response, Han retorted, "Lawmaker Lee ran away ahead of the debate. SBS Jul 18, 2026 2:47 PM