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Six Years' Worth of Rain Pours Down in Hours... State of Emergency Declared In a desert region of Chile that typically sees only 2mm of rain a year, six years' worth of rainfall poured down in just a few hours. SBS Aug 20, 2026 9:57 PM

Armed Men Hijack Oil Tanker Off Yemen Coast and Alter Course According to the official announcement by the UKMTO, the oil tanker, which was sailing westward through the Gulf of Aden, sent out a distress signal via VHF radio channel after an unidentified vessel approached it in waters 136 nautical miles east of Mukalla, Yemen. SBS Aug 20, 2026 9:10 PM

Italy's National Debt Surpasses 5 Quadrillion Won? The Current Situation Facing Collapse After the Heatwave National debt alone reaches approximately 5.2 quadrillion won Projected to have … SBS Aug 20, 2026 8:30 PM

Japan Football Association Investigates Japanese Referees Over "Hospitality Allegations," Finds "No Evidence" Based on reports by South Korean media, the JFA stated that six of the seven targeted Japanese referees were interviewed directly by an external lawyer, while the remaining one was investigated via written questionnaire. SBS Aug 20, 2026 7:45 PM

Japanese Teacher Fired for Secretly Pouring Urine Into Student's Water Bottle: 'I Did It Impulsively' In Japan, a high school teacher has been fired after being caught secretly pouring urine into a student's water bottle. SBS Aug 20, 2026 7:28 PM

France Ranks Number One in Hacking: Massive Data Breaches Hit National Tax Agency, Immigration Office, and Ministry of Education 00:00 Intro 00:07 France Upended After National Tax Agency 'Completely Gutted' 02:38 Hacked, Hacked, and Hacked Again 04:22 Surpassing the U.S. SBS Aug 20, 2026 6:55 PM

Japan: North Korea Launched Object Likely a Ballistic Missile... Believed to Have Fallen Outside Japan's EEZ joint military exercise, Ulchi Freedom Shield . Japan's Ministry of Defense announced today that an object likely to be a ballistic missile was launched from North Korea, and that this object is believed to have already fallen outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone . SBS Aug 20, 2026 5:44 PM

Ukraine's Air Defense Breached... 12 Dead in Kyiv from Russian Missile Attack A massive loss of life has occurred in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv due to a Russian missile attack targeting vulnerabilities in Ukraine's air defense network. SBS Aug 20, 2026 5:42 PM

Trump Deflects on Denuclearization Goal for North Korea, Citing "Good Relationship" with Kim Jong Un U.S. President Donald Trump avoided giving a specific answer on August 19 as to whether his goal for resuming dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un remains "the denuclearization of North Korea," stating, "I have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un." Asked at the White House whether denuclearization remains the goal in seeking to resume relations with Chairman Kim and why he thinks it would succeed this time, President Trump replied, "I don't want to talk about that," and made the remarks. SBS Aug 20, 2026 5:33 PM

North-China Summit Possible at November APEC? Beijing Declines to Comment China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined to comment and remained tight-lipped regarding the possibility of a North Korea-U.S. SBS Aug 20, 2026 5:25 PM