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Houthis Claim Ballistic Missile Attack on 5 Saudi Warships Near Yemen's Mocha Port Neither the Saudi government nor its military has yet made any specific remarks regarding the attack. SBS Aug 17, 2026 11:48 PM

Japan Expresses Concern Over Deterrence Weakening Following Trump's Call to Scale Back South Korea-U.S. Drills President Donald Trump's announcement that he would scale back joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States, the Japanese government has expressed concern that it could weaken deterrence against North Korea. SBS Aug 17, 2026 11:10 PM

Death Toll From Powerful Earthquake on Indonesia's Flores Island Rises to 68 With Over 1,500 Aftershocks According to the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency and other sources, following the strong earthquake that struck off the northern coast of Flores Island in the Lesser Sunda Islands of eastern Indonesia on the 15th, the casualties tallied as of the 17th local time stand at 68 dead and 213 injured. SBS Aug 17, 2026 11:05 PM

Back-to-Back Stampede and Fire at Hindu Events in India Leave at least 14 Dead Local Indian police stated that a stampede occurred at around 6:30 a.m. on the 17th local time near the Ashokdham Hindu temple in the northeastern Indian state of Bihar, killing 7 people, including worshippers, and injuring over 10 others. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:32 PM

Two Bodies Found, Believed to Be Married Couple... Wildfires Rage Across Borders Europe, suffering from heatwaves and droughts, continues to battle relentless massive wildfires. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:20 PM

"Japan Conducted Malaria Human Experiments on 'Mentally Ill' Soldiers During Second Sino-Japanese War" According to the relevant paper verified by researcher Matsuno Seiya at the Meiji Gakuin University International Peace Research Institute, a military surgeon at the Army Medical School in 1940 prepared mosquitoes that had fed on the blood of infected Japanese soldiers and had them bite 10 Japanese soldiers suffering from schizophrenia, as part of research to prevent the spread of malaria within Japan. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:04 PM

"Flood of AI Novels Soars Judging Costs"... Japan's Newcomer Literary Awards Face Survival Crisis The 14th Hayakawa SF Contest, hosted by Japanese publisher Hayakawa Shobo, closed submissions at the end of March with 1,012 entries, more than double the usual level of around 400. SBS Aug 17, 2026 6:13 PM

New UK Prime Minister Tricked by White House Chief of Staff Imposter and Exchanged Messages Anonymous officials stated that Prime Minister Burnham began to grow suspicious after exchanging mobile phone messages with someone posing as Chief of Staff Wiles following his inauguration. SBS Aug 17, 2026 6:13 PM

Ebola Death Toll Surpasses 2,300 in DRC, Marking Worst Outbreak in Country's History This surpasses the death toll recorded during the 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak, making it the deadliest Ebola epidemic in the DRC's history. SBS Aug 17, 2026 6:10 PM

China Says Safeguarding Peace on Korean Peninsula and Political Solution Serve Common Interests Regarding U.S. President Donald Trump's order to significantly scale down South Korea-U.S. SBS Aug 17, 2026 5:24 PM