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Woman in Her 60s Dies After Being Found in Cardiac Arrest Off Amnam Park, Busan Around 10:30 a.m. today , a citizen discovered a person floating face down in the waters near Amnam-dong, Seo-gu, Busan, and reported it to 119 emergency services. SBS Jul 18, 2026 6:53 PM

Fire Breaks Out in Parked Car at Hwaseong Service Area on Seohaean Expressway; No Casualties Reported A fire broke out in a K7 sedan parked at the Hwaseong Service Area on the Seohaean Expressway, heading toward Mokpo, in Paltan-myeon, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, at approximately 3:10 p.m. SBS Jul 18, 2026 6:42 PM

Fire Breaks Out at Coupang Logistics Center in Incheon; Efforts to Extinguish Hampered Despite Full Mobilization A fire has broken out at a Coupang logistics center in Incheon, and despite the fire authorities issuing a national firefighting mobilization order, they are struggling to extinguish the blaze due to household goods stored inside and thick smoke. SBS Jul 18, 2026 5:46 PM

'Tortured to Become a 'Weapon of Murder'… We Were Deceived with Promises of Livelihood' "We were completely isolated, let alone given vacations. They didn't even inform us when our fathers passed away, and conversely, if we died, our families were never notified." This is what Ha Tae-jun, the 67-year-old chairman of the Association of Bereaved Families of Special Mission Operatives, said in an interview with the media while reflecting on the lives of operatives who existed "outside the constitution," having trained as a "Special Mission Operative" (North Korea-bound operative) for three years starting in 1984. SBS Jul 18, 2026 5:44 PM

National Fire Agency Issues National Fire Mobilization Order in Response to Incheon Warehouse Fire The National Fire Agency announced that it issued a national fire mobilization order as of 3:15 p.m. SBS Jul 18, 2026 5:43 PM

Court Rules Nam June Paik's 'My Faust' Works Belong to Wife of Late Daewoo Chairman Kim Woo-choong The 34th Civil Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Chang-mo) recently ruled in favor of the plaintiff in part in a lawsuit filed by Jung against Wooyang Industrial Development (formerly Daewoo Development) for the return of personal property. SBS Jul 18, 2026 5:29 PM

Investigator Who Sexually Assaulted Sisters He Was Meant to Protect Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison The First Division of the Supreme Court (Justice Seo Gyeong-hwan presiding) upheld the lower court's ruling last month, which sentenced the defendant, a man in his 50s identified as A, for violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. SBS Jul 18, 2026 4:18 PM

Won Hee-ryong to Appear Before Special Counsel on July 23 Over Yangpyeong Expressway Allegations The special counsel team announced through a media notice today that "former Minister Won is scheduled to appear for questioning at 10:00 a.m. SBS Jul 18, 2026 4:17 PM

Hanaro Mart's Humiliation: Struggling Despite Operating When Competitors Are Closed Hanaro Mart is owned by the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation , with its subsidiary, Nonghyup Agribusiness Group, operating two sub-subsidiaries: Nonghyup Hanaro Distribution and Nonghyup Distribution. SBS Jul 18, 2026 4:06 PM

Won Hee-ryong to Appear Before Special Counsel on July 23 Over Yangpyeong Expressway Allegations The special counsel team announced through a media notice today that "former Minister Won is scheduled to appear for questioning at 10:00 a.m. SBS Jul 18, 2026 4:01 PM