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Biological Mother Who Killed Infant 'Haedun' Has Life Sentence Reduced to 35 Years in Prison: The 'Meditations' Cited by the Judge During the appellate sentencing hearing on the 25th, Presiding Judge Hwang Jin-hee of Criminal Division 2 at the Gwangju High Court overturned the lower court's sentence of life imprisonment for the defendant, identified as A, and sentenced her to 35 years in prison, while reading a passage from a book titled "Ruling Oneself Until Death." This book reinterprets "Meditations," written 2,000 years ago by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor and philosopher. SBS Aug 26, 2026 5:33 AM

Chinese Graduate Student in Her 20s Who Visited Korea for Commencement Found Dead After 5 Days Missing The 20-year-old female Chinese graduate student at a university in Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, who was found dead five days after losing contact, had reportedly returned to South Korea to attend her commencement ceremony after completing her required coursework when she met with the fatal incident. SBS Aug 26, 2026 5:26 AM

Kuwabara Shisei Documented Modern Korean History for 60 Years He is a Japanese documentary photographer who has captured the face of modern Korean history. SBS Aug 26, 2026 1:35 AM

Trump Shares Photos With Kim Jong-un Again; 'Denuclearization' Omitted in ROK-U.S. Call U.S. President Donald Trump has once again posted photos of himself with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on social media. SBS Aug 26, 2026 1:03 AM

"How Can We Eat This?" Consumer Anxiety Grows Over Chinese Kimchi As cabbage soaked in a Class 1 carcinogen was distributed in China, anxiety among domestic consumers regarding Chinese kimchi is also spreading. SBS Aug 26, 2026 12:59 AM

"Instead of Yongsan, Tancheon" Proposed… Minister-Mayor Meeting Today The Seoul Metropolitan Government, which opposes housing supply at Yongsan Park, has proposed the Tancheon Water Reclamation Center site in Gangnam as an alternative. SBS Aug 26, 2026 12:55 AM

Police Officer Arrested for Falsely Closing Missing Person Case... At Least 3 Similar Cases Under Investigation A police officer who falsely closed a missing persons report case has been arrested. SBS Aug 26, 2026 12:49 AM

Body Found in Palm Tree Forest Identified as Jang Mi-ran... Experts Warn Against Premature Conclusions on Cause of Death The body discovered at a palm tree farm the day before yesterday has been confirmed through an autopsy to be that of Jang Mi-ran. SBS Aug 26, 2026 12:45 AM

False 'Traffic Accident Death' Entry Leads to Probe into Police Command Line It has been revealed that before she was found dead, the missing woman, Jang Mi-ran, was already logged into the internal police system as having died in a traffic accident. SBS Aug 26, 2026 12:43 AM