SBS News

Renaissance Masterpieces Stolen from Sicily Museum as Security System Breached According to local media and cultural authorities, thieves broke into the MuMe Museum in Messina, Sicily, on the night of August 15, bypassed the security system, and made off with three of the five panels making up the 1473 "San Gregorio Polyptych" by Messina, along with a double-sided panel depicting the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ. SBS Aug 17, 2026 7:28 AM

Tour Bus Overturns in Brazil, Leaving at Least 10 Dead and 37 Injured According to local police on the 16th , the tourist bus was traveling from Belo Horizonte in the state of Minas Gerais toward Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro when it overturned at kilometer 91 of the BR-040 highway. SBS Aug 17, 2026 7:12 AM

US Secretly Contacted Iran Revolutionary Guard Commander in May; Meeting Fell Through Citing multiple sources, US online media outlet Axios reported on the 16th that the Trump administration utilized Nechirvan Barzani, the president of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, as an unofficial channel in May to reach out to the IRGC leadership. SBS Aug 17, 2026 7:09 AM

Trump Says He Has 'Good Relationship' with Kim Jong Un, Ordered Major Scale-Back of US-South Korea Drills U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he has ordered a significant scale-back of joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States. SBS Aug 17, 2026 7:08 AM

Two Dead in Greece Wildfires; Belgian Wildfires Spread Toward Germany A wildfire on the Greek island of Salamis has left two people dead and forced hundreds to evacuate. SBS Aug 17, 2026 6:29 AM

Kim Jeong-gwan Makes Urgent U.S. Visit: "Need to Resolve Final Issues on U.S. Investments" Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jeong-gwan has visited the United States once again, just three weeks later, to coordinate a 200 billion dollar investment project in the U.S. SBS Aug 17, 2026 6:24 AM

Kushner Meets Hamas to Revive Father-in-Law Trump's Gaza Peace Plan Middle East Envoy Jared Kushner and Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya U.S. Middle East Envoy Jared Kushner, son-in-law and chief negotiator for U.S. SBS Aug 17, 2026 4:31 AM

US Central Command Chief Visits Middle East Aircraft Carrier Amid Long Deployment and Suicide Attempt Controversy Central Command Chief Brad Cooper The commander of the U.S. Central Command, who oversees military operations against Iran, has visited the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln deployed in Middle Eastern waters. SBS Aug 17, 2026 3:55 AM

Visiting US, Trade Minister Kim Jeong-kwan Aims to Resolve Final Issues on US Investment Minister of Industry Kim Jeong-kwan stated on the 16th that various final issues are emerging regarding the USD 200 billion US investment project agreed upon in South Korea-US tariff negotiations, making it necessary to sort them out. SBS Aug 17, 2026 3:32 AM

Two Dead in Greek Wildfires; Belgium Faces Its 'Largest-Ever' Wildfire A wildfire on the island of Salamis near the Greek capital of Athens left two people dead and forced hundreds to evacuate on the 16th . SBS Aug 17, 2026 3:28 AM