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Special Counsel: NIS Directed Martial Law 'Contact Points'; Kim Keon-hee Questioning Set for July 22 The 2nd Comprehensive Special Counsel team, tasked with investigating remaining allegations following the three previous special counsel probes, announced that it has uncovered specific circumstances suggesting the National Intelligence Service participated in the declaration of martial law. SBS Jul 20, 2026 4:27 PM

Fake Reviews: 28,000 Fabricated Posts Exposed After '1,000 Won' Transactions "I booked this for an anniversary, and I am very satisfied." "They examined the affected area thoroughly, and the treatment went well." These reviews for restaurants and clinics posted on portal sites were all fabricated and false. SBS Jul 20, 2026 4:27 PM

Kwon Seong-dong Loses Parliamentary Seat; Gangneung By-Election Set for April 7 Next Year A by-election will be held in April next year in Gangneung, the constituency of former People Power Party lawmaker Kwon Seong-dong, who lost his seat after his prison sentence was confirmed for receiving 100 million won in illegal political funds from the Unification Church. SBS Jul 20, 2026 4:27 PM

Gyeonggi Governor Choo's Social Media Post Sparks Controversy Over "Regression to Pre-Moon Jae-in Era" This is a social media post uploaded by Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae on the afternoon of July 19. SBS Jul 20, 2026 4:15 PM

Stabbed, Then Rammed with Car: 25-Year Prison Sentence for Murder A 47-year-old man, identified as Yang Min-jun, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the first trial for murdering an elderly neighbor living upstairs, claiming he was a victim of noise between floors at an apartment in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. SBS Jul 20, 2026 4:15 PM

Gym Owner and Trainer Acquitted After Member Dies Trapped Under 70kg Barbell for 25 Minutes According to legal circles on July 20, Judge Kim Soo-hong of the Busan District Court Western Branch delivered a not-guilty verdict to the owner and the trainer of a gym in Busan, who had been indicted on charges of professional negligence resulting in death. SBS Jul 20, 2026 4:15 PM

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon Reviews Youth Job Academy Progress, Accelerates AI Talent Development Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who is pushing for the development of young artificial intelligence talent as a core policy of his 9th term, visited the Seoul Metropolitan Youth Center in Yongsan-gu this afternoon to review the progress of the Youth Job Academy. SBS Jul 20, 2026 4:05 PM

Fire Continues at Coupang Logistics Center; Residents Evacuated Over Collapse Fears A massive fire at the Coupang logistics center in Incheon has been burning for three days. SBS Jul 20, 2026 4:04 PM

Daejeon to Host 2029 Invictus Games, First in Asia The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs announced that the UK-based Invictus Games Foundation unanimously decided during a board meeting today to select Daejeon, South Korea, as the host city for the 9th Invictus Games, scheduled for October 2029. SBS Jul 20, 2026 3:58 PM

Gyeonggi Province Puts 'Provincial Animal Hospital' Feasibility Study on Hold Amid Fiscal Crisis A Gyeonggi Province official stated on July 19, "As Governor Choo Mi-ae has ordered the temporary suspension of research projects by each department to overcome the fiscal crisis, we have decided to put the 'Basic Concept and Feasibility Study' for the provincial animal hospital, which was planned for this month, on hold for now." The official added, "We have completed the report to the Fiscal Innovation Task Force regarding the project details, and the direction of the project is expected to be finalized following a report to the Governor." Gyeonggi Province had planned to invest 200 million won to conduct a study by May of next year to verify economic feasibility, including a cost-benefit analysis of the provincial animal hospital, and to review its social viability. SBS Jul 20, 2026 3:55 PM