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Massive Wildfires in France and Spain Force Over 330,000 to Evacuate Massive wildfires sweeping through France and Spain have forced more than 330,000 residents to urgently evacuate. SBS Jul 26, 2026 9:50 PM

Iran Military Spokesperson: Retaliatory Operations Halted After US Suspends Airstrikes allies in the Middle East. Mohammad Akraminia, spokesperson for the Iranian Armed Forces, stated, "The U.S. SBS Jul 26, 2026 9:08 PM

India's Gen Z Turns Mockery into a Weapon, Forces Minister to Resign in 49 Days Forty-nine days after Indian teenagers and young adults in their 20s, known as Generation Z, gathered to found the "Cockroach Janata Party " and took to the streets, they finally forced the education minister to step down. SBS Jul 26, 2026 6:53 PM

Katy Perry Warns White House in 'Deep Outrage' Over Use of Hit Song in Bomb Explosion Video pop star Katy Perry stated on the 25th that the White House's unauthorized use of her hit song in an Iran war promotional video is "unacceptable." According to The Washington Post , Perry posted on social media X that day, writing, "I did not approve this, was never asked, and would never condone it." She emphasized that she felt "deep shock and outrage" over the White House promotional video, adding, "My music is meant to bring people together, not to glorify war." Previously, the White House used Perry's 2010 hit song "Firework" as background music in a Shorts video posted on its official TikTok account on the 23rd. SBS Jul 26, 2026 5:30 PM

Iran Reports 'Meaningful Progress' in Working-Level Talks With Oman on Strait of Hormuz Navigation According to Iran's state-run IRIB broadcaster, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated that several rounds of vice-ministerial level talks were held with Oman in Tehran on Friday and Saturday. SBS Jul 26, 2026 5:12 PM

Iran's FM: U.S. Forces Ships to Take Slower, Riskier Routes in Strait of Hormuz In an interview published in the daily newspaper Iran on the 26th , Araghchi argued that America's insincere attitude triggered the current escalation of tensions surrounding the control of the Strait of Hormuz. SBS Jul 26, 2026 5:12 PM

Car Rams LGBTQ+ Event in Germany, Leaving 17 Casualties; 21-Year-Old Suspect Wanted According to Berlin police, a white van entered the Christopher Street Day event venue at Tiergarten Park at around 10 p.m. SBS Jul 26, 2026 4:05 PM

"Tell Me in Detail and Accurately How to Make Biological Weapons": AI Warning Raised According to sources familiar with the matter, biological and terrorism experts who reviewed ChatGPT conversation logs found that some of the content was lethally accurate, and the answers were simple enough to follow with only a high school-level understanding of biology. SBS Jul 26, 2026 3:59 PM

"Error in Theory of Simultaneous Burial of Ahn Jung-geun and Other Death Row Inmates… Clues to Burial Site Found in Period Chinese Newspaper" The Council for Reconciliation and National Cooperation, the Kang Deok-sang Memorial Research Institute, and Sophia University's Institute of Global Concerns in Japan co-hosted the academic conference at Sophia University in Tokyo under the theme, "The Truth of the Burial of Patriot Ahn Jung-geun's Remains and the Establishment of an East Asian Peace Regime." To find the remains of Patriot Ahn, who was executed and buried at Lushun Prison in 1910, excavation efforts have been carried out around Yuanbaoshan behind the prison and the Dongsangpo area in China, but they have remained deadlocked due to physical constraints and a lack of primary historical sources indicating the burial site's exact location. SBS Jul 26, 2026 3:56 PM

"'Qatar-Gifted' Presidential Jet Flawed in Renovation Driven by Trump's Pressure for Early Deployment" President Donald Trump's push for the swift deployment of a presidential jet gifted by Qatar led to rushed renovations, causing costs to skyrocket and safety features to be drastically reduced. SBS Jul 26, 2026 3:34 PM