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"Expel US Ambassador": Over 170,000 Canadians Sign National Petition Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra As anti-U.S. sentiment spreads in Canada following the inauguration of U.S. SBS Aug 16, 2026 5:01 PM

China Releases Japanese Soldier Letters on Nanjing Massacre: "Over 10,000 Stragglers Killed" State-run Xinhua News Agency reported today that the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders held a donation event yesterday to unveil handwritten letters by Japanese soldiers who invaded China. SBS Aug 16, 2026 4:55 PM

Anthropic Faces Backlash and Subscription Cancellations Over New AI Text Watermark Technology Anthropic's announcement that it will embed invisible watermarks into text content processed by its AI model, Claude, has sparked strong backlash, with some users threatening to cancel their subscriptions. SBS Aug 16, 2026 4:35 PM

US Goals in Iran War Shrinking: From 'Denuclearization' to 'Oil Price Stability' President Donald Trump Analysis indicates that the U.S. administration's goals in the war against Iran are increasingly being scaled back from its initial objectives. SBS Aug 16, 2026 4:03 PM

Death Toll Rises to 47 in Powerful Earthquake Off Indonesia's Flores Island... 235 Aftershocks Recorded The death toll from the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck off the coast of Indonesia's Flores Island has risen to 47. SBS Aug 16, 2026 3:21 PM

Hurricane Directly Hits Hawaii's Main Island for First Time in 155 Years, Causing Massive Power Outages The AP reported that it is the first time in 155 years that the Big Island, the largest island in Hawaii with a population of 210,000, has taken a direct hit from a hurricane. SBS Aug 16, 2026 1:41 PM

Trump Bogged Down in Iran... "Who Dares Stop Me?" As the U.S. focuses on the war in Iran, China is accelerating its expansion of influence, sharply escalating security concerns among U.S. SBS Aug 16, 2026 1:38 PM

All 4 Top LDP Executives Visit Yasukuni Shrine With this visit, all four top officials holding key party posts have now visited the shrine. SBS Aug 16, 2026 1:31 PM

All Four Top Executives of Japan's LDP Visit Yasukuni Shrine With this, all four top executives holding key party positions have completed visits to the shrine. SBS Aug 16, 2026 1:21 PM

Anthropic's Text AI Watermark Plan Sparks Backlash and 'Subscription Cancellations'… "EU Law Requirement" In response, the company stepped in to calm users, explaining that the implementation of watermarks is a mandatory requirement under European Union law and applies to other companies as well. SBS Aug 16, 2026 11:32 AM