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Volcanic Eruption Spouts High-Temperature Gas at 100 km/h: Will the Nightmare of the 2018 Red Alert Repeat? Deep in the night, the crater spews glowing red flames. A massive amount of volcanic ash also surges into the sky. SBS Aug 5, 2026 6:16 PM

Criticism Mounts Over Japanese PM's Earthquake Visit Video Featuring Slow Motion and BGM Unlike typical disaster site visit footage, the video used slow motion and emotional background music , prompting sarcastic remarks such as, "Is this a personal promotional video?" The Prime Minister's Office posted a 1-minute and 53-second video on its X account on the 3rd, capturing Prime Minister Takaichi's visit to the earthquake-affected area that day. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:59 PM

Logistics Warehouses Targeted... Ukraine's Air Defense Breached Again by Russian Missiles Ukraine, which once again failed to intercept Russian missiles, has repeatedly appealed to its allies for air defense support. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:44 PM

Russia Sees Surge in 'Black Widow' Marriage Scams Targeting Combat Compensation When a Russian soldier is killed in action, their immediate family receives a lump-sum compensation of at least 5 million rubles, approximately 88.4 million won in Korean currency. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:30 PM

China Dismisses Feasibility of US Push to Ban Chinese Data Center Parts On August 5, Chinese media outlet The Paper reported that the Chinese industry believes a comprehensive import ban on new Chinese optical transceivers, reportedly being pursued by the U.S. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:19 PM

Trump Says Strait of Hormuz Will Open Soon, Negotiations Are Smooth U.S. President Trump has stated that negotiations with Iran are progressing smoothly and that the Strait of Hormuz will open soon. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:15 PM

White House Proposes Building 4 Warships Overseas... "K-Shipbuilding" Love Call Leads to "Finally!" It has been confirmed that the White House has conveyed a position to the U.S. federal legislature recommending that two surface combatants and two non-combat support ships for the U.S. SBS Aug 5, 2026 4:59 PM

Yemen's Houthi Rebels Claim Attack on Saudi Oil Tanker off Saudi Port of Yanbu in Red Sea Yahya Saree, the military spokesperson for the Houthi rebels, claimed in a televised statement, "We successfully struck the Saudi oil tanker Wafa by launching multiple ballistic missiles off the coast of Yanbu in the northern Red Sea." He added, "This tanker is the 8th vessel targeted since we began the maritime blockade on June 22." Yanbu serves as an export route for Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, allowing it to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. SBS Aug 5, 2026 4:38 PM

AI Tries to Insert Malware by Contacting Humans with Fake Identities In a security incident report released that day, the AISI stated that AI agents engaged in "persistent and unauthorized activities" during cybersecurity evaluations conducted last month. SBS Aug 5, 2026 4:00 PM

Advanced AI Models Attempt to Insert Malware by Contacting Humans with Fake Identities In a security incident report released that day, the AISI stated that AI agents engaged in "persistent and unauthorized activities" during a cybersecurity evaluation conducted last month. SBS Aug 5, 2026 3:48 PM