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"Said White Was Good for My Fortune": Law Student Caught Using Phone During Bar Exam A court has ruled that the suspension of a law school student's eligibility to take the bar exam, after being caught using a mobile phone during the test, is lawful. SBS Jul 21, 2026 2:32 PM

Personal Information of All South Korean Diplomats Likely Compromised in Hacking Attack The breach, which took place at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy's online education system, is estimated to have exposed up to 10,000 records, including information on retired Ministry of Foreign Affairs personnel as well as staff dispatched to overseas diplomatic missions from other central government agencies. SBS Jul 21, 2026 2:30 PM

Former Manager of Comedian Park Na-rae Referred to Prosecution on Charges of Embezzlement and Attempted Extortion The Seoul Yongsan Police Station announced today, July 21, that the former manager, identified by his surname Shin, was referred to the prosecution under arrest on charges including attempted extortion and embezzlement. SBS Jul 21, 2026 2:26 PM

Court Rules Bar Exam Ban Lawful for Student Who Demanded Warrant After Being Caught with Phone A had been barred from taking the exam for five years by the Ministry of Justice for possessing and using a mobile phone during the test. SBS Jul 21, 2026 2:24 PM

News Briefing: Today's Top Stories… Trump's 'Edited Out' Humiliation 1. President Lee Jae-myung has ordered swift and bold measures regarding single-stock leverage ETFs, which are being identified as a source of instability in the domestic stock market. SBS Jul 21, 2026 2:13 PM

Korea National Diplomatic Academy Education System Hacked; Personal Information of 10,000 Individuals Compromised It has been revealed that the server contained about 10,000 records of personal information belonging to former and current diplomats, as well as government officials dispatched to the academy. SBS Jul 21, 2026 2:09 PM

Public Outrage After Man and Woman Caught Collecting Coins from Cheonggyecheon Stream A middle-aged woman, wearing a sun hat and slippers, was seen stepping into Seoul's Cheonggyecheon Stream to collect coins. SBS Jul 21, 2026 2:01 PM

"Wanted Attention": Man in His 20s Turns Himself In After Threatening Stabbing Attack at National Pension Service A man in his 20s has turned himself in to the police after posting a message online threatening a stabbing attack against the National Pension Service . SBS Jul 21, 2026 1:56 PM

"How Did It Reach Jeju Waters?" Hammerhead Shark Found According to Kim Byung-yup, a professor at the College of Ocean Science at Jeju National University, and others on Tuesday , a fishing boat discovered the shark carcass entangled in a discarded fishing net near Munseom Island in Seogwipo on July 17. SBS Jul 21, 2026 1:51 PM

Head of Disaster Headquarters Orders Thorough Situation Management as Water Level at Pilseung Bridge Rises Yun Ho-jung, Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Minister of the Interior and Safety), ordered relevant agencies to thoroughly manage the situation today as water levels at Pilseung Bridge, the northernmost point of the Imjin River, rose due to the discharge from North Korea's Hwanggang Dam and heavy rainfall in the Yeoncheon-gun region of Gyeonggi-do. SBS Jul 21, 2026 1:51 PM