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Romania's Cernavoda Nuclear Plant Halts Operations Amid Historic Drought on Danube River According to Reuters and other sources, Nuclearelectrica, Romania's state-owned nuclear power company, announced that it has initiated the process of disconnecting its only remaining operational reactor from the power grid. SBS Aug 13, 2026 5:22 PM

Surrogate Goes Through with Birth Despite Parents' Abortion Request... Who Gets Custody of the US Baby? Foreign media outlets, including The New York Times , reported that surrogate McKenna West safely gave birth to a baby boy named "Baby Gabriel" in Dallas, Texas, on the 12th . SBS Aug 13, 2026 5:21 PM

US State Department Forms Task Force to Eradicate Birth Tourism, Cancels Over 600 Visas The U.S. State Department has announced the formation of a dedicated task force to eradicate so-called "birth tourism," identifying cases of birth tourism aimed at securing U.S. SBS Aug 13, 2026 5:11 PM

Takaichi Lodges 'Strong Protest' Over Putin's Visit to Kuril Islands ▲ Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi … SBS Aug 13, 2026 5:03 PM

"Is There Evidence of Chinese Spies?" Trump's "Loyalist" Attorney General Makes "Shocking Announcement" Right After Taking Office... Circumstances Capture "It Reached Overseas!" (Trump NOW) The U.S. Department of Justice has successively announced investigation and indictment results characterized by anti-immigration and ideological warfare immediately following the inauguration of new Attorney General Todd Blanche. SBS Aug 13, 2026 4:49 PM

Russian Oil Tankers Covered in Nets to Ward Off Ukrainian Drone Attacks The British daily Financial Times released photos on the 12th showing Russian oil tankers covered in nets and metal cages. SBS Aug 13, 2026 4:48 PM

China's Rare Earth Exports Down Over 40% to US and Japan, Up 121% to Netherlands According to a report released at the end of last month by the University of International Business and Economics in China, as of June this year, China's top three export markets for rare earths and related products were the United States (1,700 tons, 14.4% of total exports), Japan , and the Netherlands . SBS Aug 13, 2026 4:42 PM

Ford to Shift Production of Some Models from China to the U.S. Reuters reported that Ford CEO Jim Farley stated in an interview with Reuters on the 12th, local time, that the company plans to move the production of certain Lincoln models from China to the U.S. SBS Aug 13, 2026 4:38 PM

China Launches "War on Crime": Over 8,000 Syndicate Members Arrested Dozens of Chinese public security officers move in formation to deploy. They raid a criminal gang's office, arresting fleeing gang members and those hiding in safe houses one after another. SBS Aug 13, 2026 4:30 PM

Underwater Explosions Carried Out to Clear Waterways: Europe Shocked by "Emergency" Drought Reporting from Paris. Today, I would like to talk about the drought. Europe is drying up rapidly. SBS Aug 13, 2026 4:09 PM