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Tattered AEON Mall Exterior... Kumamoto Streets Resemble a Bomb-Stricken Zone On the 29th, the day after the strong earthquake, strict access controls were in place around AEON Mall Kumamoto, creating a tense atmosphere. SBS Jul 30, 2026 5:43 AM

Warsh: 'No Soft Inflation Target... Only the 2% Target Exists' U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh emphasized the Fed's 2 percent inflation target on Tuesday, local time, stating, "There is no soft inflation target." Speaking at a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting that day, Warsh said, "High inflation over the past five years has left some households, businesses, and market participants with a hard-to-shake, mistaken impression that the Fed's implicit inflation target is higher than 2 percent." He added, "There is no soft inflation target." "Not on this Committee's watch," he continued. SBS Jul 30, 2026 5:03 AM

Israeli Military Chief Says 'War Not Over, Will Push Deeper Into Lebanon If Needed' Amid the de facto resumption of military clashes between the United States and Iran, Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Eyal Zamir has stated that the military is ready to continue the war across all fronts. SBS Jul 30, 2026 4:06 AM

US Fed Freezes Interest Rates at 3.50–3.75% for 5th Consecutive Time… "Decided by 9-3 Vote" The Fed announced the decision to maintain the base rate following the conclusion of the regular Federal Open Market Committee meeting. SBS Jul 30, 2026 4:04 AM

Kia to Invest KRW 940 Billion to Produce and Sell EVs in Mexico Horacio Chavez, CEO of Kia Mexico, announced the investment plan during the regular press conference held by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday local time. SBS Jul 30, 2026 3:47 AM

"U.S.-Owned LNG Storage Facility Struck by Drone in Egypt" Port services provider Inchcape also stated in a separate message that fires broke out on two gas tankers at the port of Damietta. SBS Jul 30, 2026 3:33 AM

Neymar Retires from Brazil National Team: 'My Time Has Come to an End' According to local daily Folha de S. Paulo on Tuesday , Neymar made the remarks during a mixed zone interview after his club Santos defeated Venezuela's Universidad Central 4-2 in the CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana the previous night, stating, "My time with the Brazilian national team has now come to an end." Neymar added, "I wrote history there and was very happy. SBS Jul 30, 2026 2:34 AM

"Five Iranian Military Advisers Killed in US-Saudi Airstrikes on Iraq" A source within the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, also known as Hashd al-Shaabi), a coalition of pro-Iranian Shia militias in Iraq, stated that "five Iranian advisers were killed in the US-Saudi airstrikes." The sources added that the victims lost their lives in a strike carried out in Diyala Governorate, central Iraq. SBS Jul 30, 2026 1:49 AM

France Orders Expulsion of Pro-Russian Propagandist as 'Channel for Disinformation' The French government has ordered the deportation of a Russian propagandist who repeatedly appeared on major media outlets to spread pro-Russian messages. SBS Jul 30, 2026 1:44 AM

Shopping Mall Upper Section Explodes in an Instant... Death Toll From Earthquake Rises to 13 Damage from the earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, continues to grow. SBS Jul 30, 2026 12:22 AM