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Unification Church Leader Hak Ja Han Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison Over Political Collusion Unification Church President Hak Ja Han, who has been accused of providing money and valuables to Kim Keon-hee and People Power Party figures, has been sentenced to 2 years in prison in her first trial. SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:32 AM

Identity of Chinese University Lecturer Who Killed International Student to Be Disclosed Today The personal information of a Chinese university lecturer, who was arrested on charges of murdering a woman in her 20s who was a foreign student from China and abandoning her body in various parts of the country, will be disclosed today . SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:31 AM

"Why Did You Falsely Close It?" Some Statements Emerge... "63 Cases Omitted" Police Officer Bu, who was arrested on charges of falsely closing missing persons cases in Jeju, has been found to have either deleted or failed to enter a total of 63 cases into the system, including the case of the late Mr. SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:29 AM

Trapped and Flooded by Rising Waters... Up to 60mm of Rain Forecast for Chungcheong Today Heavy downpours also caused significant damage in South Chungnam, South Jeolla, and Gwangju, alongside a series of rain-slicked traffic accidents. SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:18 AM

Morning Wide: Today's Major News 1. Heavy Rains Leave Two Missing and Cause Flooding in Various Areas; Strong Downpours Expected Until Morning Heavy downpours in the Honam and Chungcheong regions have led to a series of flooding incidents and traffic accidents, with two elderly individuals reported missing in North Jeolla Province. SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:14 AM

Danyang Paragliding Accidents Persist, Prompting Calls for Urgent Safety Measures According to the county, at 9:50 a.m. on July 29, a paraglider carrying a tourist in their 40s, identified as A, crashed into a grassy area 2 meters below while taking off from the Dusan Paragliding Launchpad in Gagok-myeon, Danyang-gun. SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:08 AM

Heavy Prison Term Demanded for Foreign National Who Sexually Assaulted Children at Mosque 18 Years Ago According to legal circles on August 31, the Bucheon Branch of the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office demanded a 10-year prison sentence for a Pakistani national,, during the sentencing hearing held in mid-August presided over by Judge Na Sang-hun of Criminal Division 1 at the Incheon District Court's Bucheon Branch. SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:05 AM

Ceiling Banging for Inter-Floor Noise and Threatening Texts Over Refund Demands Ruled Stalking Despite Claims of Legitimate Action Judge Koh Bum-jin of Criminal Division 2 at the Chuncheon District Court announced on August 31 that A, a 55-year-old indicted for violating the Act on Punishment of Stalking Crimes, was sentenced to a fine of 2 million won and ordered to complete 40 hours of a stalking treatment program. SBS Sep 1, 2026 6:05 AM

Fire Breaks Out on Exterior Sign of Building Near Gwangmyeong's Cheolsan Station; 20 Evacuated The fire damaged the sign and part of the building's exterior wall, but 20 people, including visitors to the building, safely evacuated on their own, resulting in no casualties. SBS Sep 1, 2026 2:20 AM

Han Hak-ja, Head of Family Federation, Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for 'Colluding with Politicians to Expand Religious Influence' Hak Ja Han, the head of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification , who has been pointed to as the peak of "church-state collusion" with the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, has been sentenced to two years in prison in her first trial. SBS Sep 1, 2026 12:45 AM