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Trump Interrogates Defense Secretary Over Ammunition Shortages, Sparking Blame Shifting President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth U.S. President Donald Trump reprimanded the Defense Secretary and pressed him for answers over ammunition shortages severe enough to limit military options in the war with Iran, the Washington Post reported on the 5th . SBS Aug 6, 2026 4:21 PM

Trump Calls Fed Chair Frequently, Breaking From Tradition of President-Central Bank Separation Federal Reserve, and U.S. President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken with Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh multiple times since Warsh took office this May, the Wall Street Journal reported on the 5th . SBS Aug 6, 2026 4:17 PM

Chinese AI Rapidly Expanding in Africa as Cost-Effective Alternative to U.S. Tech According to the U.S. daily The New York Times , developers in African nations such as Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria are predominantly adopting AI models from Chinese companies like Alibaba and DeepSeek rather than cutting-edge U.S. SBS Aug 6, 2026 4:10 PM

Japan's Largest AI Data Center to Be Built in Akita Prefecture... UAE Sovereign Wealth Fund in Investment Talks According to the report, the U.S. startup Bitgrit and the Japanese IT-related firm S-Two are pushing forward with the construction of a data center in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, aiming to become operational in the early 2030s. SBS Aug 6, 2026 4:02 PM

U.S. Cost to Build 'Golden Fleet' Battleships Surges Over 50%, Feasibility Questioned President Donald Trump The estimated cost to build 15 battleships, which form the core of the "Golden Fleet" pursued by U.S. SBS Aug 6, 2026 3:57 PM

Crime Surges Amid Kumamoto Earthquakes in Japan... Concerns Rise Over Fraudulent Schemes According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun and other media outlets on August 6, burglaries targeting vacant homes and scams disguised as disaster relief donations are running rampant in Kumamoto Prefecture, which was recently struck by strong earthquakes. SBS Aug 6, 2026 3:40 PM

Meta AI Also Hacks External Organization in Third Rogue Agent Security Incident This marks the third so-called rogue agent incident, following those involving OpenAI's GPT models and Anthropic's Claude models. SBS Aug 6, 2026 2:59 PM

Iran Warns of 'Sea of Fire' Using Gulf States as Hostages; Trump Suspends Airstrikes President Donald Trump's recent threat of a massive airstrike against Iran and its abrupt cancellation five days later was Iran's strategy of warning of a "sea of fire" by taking Persian Gulf nations hostage. SBS Aug 6, 2026 2:57 PM

From 'Shithole' to Public Praise: African Nations Turn to US Lobbying After Trump's Antagonism President Donald Trump African nations are reportedly going all-out with lobbying efforts to mitigate the hostility of U.S. SBS Aug 6, 2026 2:54 PM

Once 6.35 Million, Weekly Shonen Jump Circulation Dips Below 1 Million Launched in 1968, Weekly Shonen Jump is a representative Japanese manga magazine with a history spanning over 50 years, producing numerous hit titles such as Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk, and One Piece. SBS Aug 6, 2026 2:49 PM