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Iranian Armed Forces Commander Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing or Capturing U.S. Soldiers soldiers. The reward will be doubled if the task is carried out by a woman. According to Iran's state broadcaster IRIB, Amir Hatami, Commander of the Iranian Armed Forces, stated during an awards ceremony for journalists and media personnel that they have established a bounty plan in response to a surge of requests from individuals wanting to participate in a financial holy war. SBS Aug 16, 2026 11:35 PM

Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attack Targeting Moscow; Russia Fires Ballistic Missiles Ukraine has carried out its largest-ever attack targeting the Moscow region, while Russia has launched ballistic missiles at various regions across Ukraine. SBS Aug 16, 2026 11:31 PM

Eat Potatoes If You Cannot Work: 2 Million Won Rural Camps Gain Popularity in China According to local media outlets such as China's Cover News, the defining feature of these camps is staying in remote rural farmhouses while completely cutting off access to smartphones and the internet. SBS Aug 16, 2026 10:21 PM

150 Billion Won Poured In, But "Cannot Stop Chinese Drones"... "Shocking Gap" Raising Fears It has been revealed that a drone defense system built by Taiwan at a cost of 150 billion won in preparation for potential attacks by China has major flaws. SBS Aug 16, 2026 10:21 PM

Hurricane Hits Hawaii's Main Island for First Time in 155 Years, Causing Massive Power Outages A hurricane warning has been issued for the Big Island, the largest island in Hawaii, as Hurricane Lala approaches the U.S. SBS Aug 16, 2026 10:20 PM

Over 340 Aftershocks Hit Indonesia Following Strong Earthquake; Death Toll Exceeds 50 A series of powerful earthquakes, measuring around magnitude 7, have struck off the coast of Indonesia. SBS Aug 16, 2026 10:20 PM

Morocco Arrests At Least 111 Over Attempted Illegal Border Crossing Into Ceuta According to Reuters on the 16th , police arrested 2 Moroccans and 109 individuals from sub-Saharan Africa in and around Fnideq, south of Ceuta, the previous day. SBS Aug 16, 2026 8:43 PM

Ukraine Confirmed to Have Struck Deep Inside Russia Using British Long-Range Drones The Sunday Times, the weekend edition of the British daily The Times, reported on the 15th that it has been verified that Ukraine has carried out "deep strike" operations targeting mainland Russia using British-made drones over the past six months. SBS Aug 16, 2026 7:10 PM

Moscow Governor Says Ukraine Launched Record-Scale Attack Targeting Moscow Region Ukraine has launched what the Moscow regional governor described as the largest-scale attack ever targeting the Moscow Oblast area. SBS Aug 16, 2026 6:48 PM

Turbulent Lebanon Front: Fallout from the Neutralization of the US-Iran MoU? As the memorandum of understanding on ending the war between the United States and Iran has effectively been rendered void, and negotiations through mediators fail to find a breakthrough, the Lebanon ceasefire specified in the MoU is also seriously shaking. SBS Aug 16, 2026 6:45 PM