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Election Turnout Manipulation Suspected in June 3 Local Elections It has been revealed that the National Election Commission arbitrarily manipulated the election statistics system to fix an error in the voter turnout statistics on the day of the June 3 local elections. SBS Jul 23, 2026 11:02 AM

Life Imprisonment Sought for Man in His 40s Who Murdered and Buried Acquaintance Over Debt Demands During the trial held today by Panel Division 22 of the Cheongju District Court (Presiding Judge Han Sang-won), prosecutors demanded the life sentence for a defendant identified as A, who faces charges of murder and abandonment of a corpse. SBS Jul 23, 2026 11:00 AM

Special Counsel Summons Former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong for First Questioning Over Yangpyeong Expressway Suspicions Former Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong, who is suspected of irregularities related to the change of route and subsequent nullification of the Yangpyeong Expressway, has appeared before the comprehensive independent counsel team. SBS Jul 23, 2026 10:42 AM

Independent Counsel Summons Former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong for First Questioning Over Yangpyeong Expressway Suspicions Former Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong, who faces allegations of corruption and irregularities surrounding the change of the Yangpyeong Expressway route and its subsequent scrapping, appeared before the 2nd Independent Counsel team for his first questioning at 10:00 a.m. SBS Jul 23, 2026 10:24 AM

Explosion at Apartment Office After Meeting Leaves 8 Injured on the 23rd. An explosion and fire, suspected to have been caused by an apartment resident setting a fire, broke out at an apartment management office in Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, injuring eight people. SBS Jul 23, 2026 10:22 AM

Fire Breaks Out at Another Incheon Coupang Logistics Center 5 Days Later... "Self-Extinguished with Fire Extinguisher" Five days after a fire broke out at the Coupang Logistics Center 32 in Incheon, a fire has occurred at another Coupang logistics center in Incheon. SBS Jul 23, 2026 10:19 AM

Everland's Baby Panda at 50 Days: Rapid Growth With 13-Fold Weight Increase Born to mother Ai Bao and father Le Bao at 10:53 a.m. on June 3 and living at Everland's Panda World, the female cub weighed a mere 171 grams at birth but has surged 13-fold to 2.3 kilograms. SBS Jul 23, 2026 9:47 AM

Baejae High School Apologizes, But Controversy Erupts Over Student Claim: "Almost Everyone Slept During Democratic Education" Baejae High School, which previously sparked controversy with derogatory slogans related to the May 18 Democratization Movement, is now embroiled in a fresh controversy, is that correct? Yes. SBS Jul 23, 2026 9:47 AM

Man in 30s Critical After Stabbing in Daejeon Pub Restroom; Suspect in 50s Apprehended A man in his 50s has been arrested by police after allegedly stabbing another customer in the restroom of a pub in Daejeon and fleeing the scene. SBS Jul 23, 2026 9:46 AM

Explosion at Apartment Management Office Leaves Multiple Injured; Eyewitness Reports Flammable Liquid Sprayed At around 8:29 a.m. today , a fire presumed to have been caused by an explosion broke out inside the management office of an apartment complex in Sadong, Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province. SBS Jul 23, 2026 9:42 AM