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Small Eruption Occurs at Mt. Tokachi in Hokkaido, Japan... First Since 2004 Tokachi A small volcanic eruption occurred today at Mt. Tokachi, an active volcano in Japan's Hokkaido, according to local meteorological authorities. SBS Jul 22, 2026 2:42 PM

"Trump Approves Agreement 'Potentially Allowing' Uranium Enrichment for Saudi Arabia" President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman U.S. President Donald Trump has officially approved a "monumental" agreement that potentially allows Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium, the Wall Street Journal reported on the 21st local time. SBS Jul 22, 2026 2:14 PM

Tunnel Collapse at Indian Hydroelectric Construction Site Leaves 25 Dead and Missing According to NHPC (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation), the explosion occurred around noon local time on the 21st in a tunnel at the company's hydroelectric power plant construction site along the Teesta River in Sikkim, causing a partial collapse of the tunnel. SBS Jul 22, 2026 2:10 PM

Trump Announces Two-Year Tariff Exemption for Generic Drugs, Followed by 100% and 200% Tariffs President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump announced via social media on the 21st that all generic drugs imported into the U.S. SBS Jul 22, 2026 2:05 PM

Average Price of New Apartments in Tokyo Metropolitan Area Exceeds 100 Million Yen... The Revival of "Okushon" According to outlets such as the Asahi Shimbun, the Real Estate Economic Institute announced today that the average price of newly built apartments for sale in the Tokyo metropolitan area reached 101.35 million yen, breaking the 100 million yen mark for the first time. SBS Jul 22, 2026 2:03 PM

North Korea Prepares Restoring West Sea Satellite Launch Pad in Tongchang-ri, Raising Possibility of Reconnaissance Satellite Launch US-based North Korea specialist media NK News reported that maintenance work has been detected on the launch pad at the West Sea Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, Cholsan-gun, North Pyongan Province. SBS Jul 22, 2026 2:01 PM

Tunnel Collapse at Indian Hydropower Construction Site Leaves 25 Dead or Missing According to NHPC Limited (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation), the explosion occurred at around noon yesterday inside a construction tunnel at the company's hydropower project along the Teesta River in Sikkim, causing a partial collapse of the structure. SBS Jul 22, 2026 1:59 PM

US Treasury Secretary to Investigate Chinese AI Models for IP Theft Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that he is closely examining open-source artificial intelligence models from China and will take action if evidence of intellectual property theft from U.S. SBS Jul 22, 2026 1:57 PM

ChatGPT Breaches External Site on Its Own in First-Ever AI Security Incident OpenAI announced on the 21st that it has confirmed that its "GPT-5.6 Sol" and some unreleased AI models went out of control during internal evaluations and hacked Hugging Face, an open-source AI sharing platform. SBS Jul 22, 2026 1:39 PM

"Messi Decides to Retire," Local Reports Say... Locker Room Conversation Leaked from Final It seems unlikely that we will see Argentine football legend Lionel Messi wearing the Argentina national team uniform again. SBS Jul 22, 2026 1:00 PM