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"Movie Spoilers Are Guilty"... Japanese Court Rules They Constitute "Copyright Infringement" in Related Articles According to the Yomiuri Shimbun and other reports on August 4, the Sendai District Court sentenced a 46-year-old internet service company representative, identified as A, who was indicted on copyright infringement charges for publishing "spoiler articles" containing movie characters' lines and storylines, to two years in prison, suspended for three years, and a fine of 1 million yen (approx. SBS Aug 4, 2026 5:48 PM

Drone Blast at Russian Black Sea Resort Causes Civilian Casualties, Blamed on Ukraine Russian authorities stated that the resulting victims reached seven, including three children, and accused Ukraine of carrying out the attack. SBS Aug 4, 2026 5:14 PM

Drone Appears at Russian Resort... '7 Dead,' Fierce Criticism That 'Civilians Were Targeted' A drone suddenly flies into the sky above a beach where vacationers and residents are peacefully enjoying the water. SBS Aug 4, 2026 5:01 PM

"Gotta Catch Them All" and Threw a Poke Ball... 'Trump Naruto' Kept Despite Japan's Protest The Japanese government has expressed concern through official diplomatic channels regarding U.S. SBS Aug 4, 2026 4:45 PM

US Plans to Close Some Diplomatic Missions in Five Countries Including Japan and Canada government, which has been pushing to overhaul the bureaucratic system, plans to close diplomatic missions in five countries, including Japan and Canada, Reuters reported on the 3rd , citing sources. SBS Aug 4, 2026 4:20 PM

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez Cornered Over Ceuta Migrant Crisis Already facing domestic political turbulence, the Sanchez cabinet is seeing its diplomatic standing further squeezed as the European political landscape reorganizes around right-wing parties advocating anti-immigration policies. SBS Aug 4, 2026 4:19 PM

U.S. Tech Giants' Data Centers Targeted by Iran, Casting Shadow on Middle East AI Investments According to CNN on the 3rd , Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has included data centers of U.S. SBS Aug 4, 2026 3:45 PM

Big Tech Stakes in Anthropic and OpenAI Are Inflating Corporate Earnings, Report Says economic broadcaster CNBC reported on August 3 . Tajinder Dhillon, head of research at financial data provider LSEG, noted that the earnings growth rate for S&P 500 companies in the second quarter rose 48% compared to the same period last year, adding that the overall growth would be much weaker if the valuation gains from unlisted AI company stakes were excluded. SBS Aug 4, 2026 3:22 PM

"Iran and Oman Nearing Hormuz Agreement... May Have to Acknowledge Iran's Control" Citing two Iranian officials, The New York Times reported on the 3rd that the two countries are nearing an agreement under which vessels entering the strait would follow routes closer to waters controlled by Iran, while outbound vessels would follow paths closer to waters controlled by Oman. SBS Aug 4, 2026 3:07 PM

China Heavily Purchases 1 Million Tons of US Soybeans Ahead of Xi's US Visit Citing traders, Reuters reported on the 3rd local time that Chinese state-owned trading companies purchased a total of about 1 million tons of US soybeans, spanning 14 to 16 bulk cargo ships, on July 31. SBS Aug 4, 2026 2:04 PM