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Bodies of Climbers Missing for 34 Years Found as Alps Glaciers Melted by Heatwave Police in the Swiss canton of Valais stated that DNA analysis of remains found on the Trift Glacier in July confirmed they belong to two Belgian nationals, aged 39 and 41, who went missing in 1992. SBS Aug 20, 2026 6:48 AM

'US Investment' a Variable... Cabinet Ministers in Final Coordination in US Some interpretations suggest that President Trump's instruction to scale down the South Korea-U.S. SBS Aug 20, 2026 6:43 AM

Helicopter Crashes in Northern Kenya, Killing 7 Including Ecuador's Intelligence Chief A helicopter carrying seven people, including the pilot and passengers, crashed on the 19th in Samburu County, a well-known tourist destination in northern Kenya, leaving no survivors. SBS Aug 20, 2026 4:46 AM

Netanyahu Says Airstrikes on Syrian Airbase Result of Turkey Ignoring Warnings In a podcast interview on the 19th local time, Prime Minister Netanyahu said that the previous day's strike on the airbase near Idlib in northern Syria was the consequence of Turkey ignoring warnings cautioning against building up its military forces inside Syria. SBS Aug 20, 2026 4:36 AM

Gold Mine Collapse in Central African Republic Leaves at Least 100 Dead (The photo above is not related to the contents of this article.) At least 100 people were killed in a gold mine collapse in the Central African Republic, AFP and Xinhua News Agency reported on the 19th local time. SBS Aug 20, 2026 4:21 AM

Victor Cha: Trump Takes Pragmatic Approach to Nuclear-Armed N. Korea, Unlike Iran think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies , assessed on the 19th that there is a certain logic to U.S. SBS Aug 20, 2026 4:20 AM

U.S. Bipartisan Senators Send Letter to Trump Urging Reversal of Scaling Back South Korea-U.S. Drills Joint Military Exercises U.S. senators from both the ruling and opposition parties have jointly urged U.S. SBS Aug 20, 2026 3:51 AM

Trump Nominates Health Aide Marty Makary's Successor, Heidi Overton, as FDA Commissioner... Calling Her 'Rock Star of Administration' President Donald Trump nominated White House policy aide Heidi Overton as the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on the 19th local time. SBS Aug 20, 2026 3:50 AM

State of Emergency Declared in Northern Chile After Six Years of Rain Pours in Just One Day According to local daily newspapers such as La Tercera and Infobae on the 19th local time, Chilean President José Antonio Kast declared a disaster state of emergency the previous day for the Tocopilla area in the northern Antofagasta region, which bore the brunt of the torrential rain damage. SBS Aug 20, 2026 3:45 AM

Israeli Military Chief Visits Occupied Syria, Warns 'Enemy Threats Will Not Be Tolerated' The Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces visited occupied southern Syria on the 19th local time, warning that hostile forces will never be allowed to establish a presence near the border. SBS Aug 20, 2026 2:18 AM