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Bessent Dismisses Concerns Over Bond Market Turmoil Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has dismissed concerns regarding turmoil in the U.S. SBS Sep 1, 2026 2:25 PM

South Korean Emergency Relief Team to Depart for Nepal Tonight, Comprising 44 Members South Korea is dispatching an overseas emergency relief team to Nepal. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that it decided to dispatch the emergency relief team to the flood-affected areas in Nepal following a resolution by the public-private joint overseas emergency relief council. SBS Sep 1, 2026 12:20 PM

"Melting Antarctic Glaciers Trigger Surge in Release of Trapped Mercury" According to the Global Times, an English-language newspaper affiliated with the People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, a research team from the College of Urban and Environmental Sciences at Peking University recently published the findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . SBS Sep 1, 2026 11:39 AM

Rights Group Claims China Downplayed Tibet Disaster Scale, Casualties Higher Critics pointed out that related videos and photos are being subjected to extremely strict online censorship, while Chinese authorities have quickly moved to tighten control by publicizing cases of punishment for spreading rumors. SBS Sep 1, 2026 11:39 AM

Investment Firm Involving Trump's Eldest Son Makes Additional 410 Billion Won Investment in Polymarket President Donald Trump and his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. , walk across the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off the presidential helicopter Marine One on the 3rd . SBS Sep 1, 2026 11:38 AM

Woman in Her 40s Stabs Two Pedestrians in Times Square, Leaving One Dead According to the New York Post on the 31st local time, a 49-year-old woman residing in Queens, New York, successively stabbed two pedestrians with a knife around 4:30 p.m. SBS Sep 1, 2026 11:24 AM

Tension Persists for Second Day in Strait of Hormuz Amid Tanker Attacks and Suspensions Although both sides ended their clashes the previous day and no dawn clashes had been reported as of September 1 local time, artillery fire and restrictions targeting commercial oil tankers in transit persisted. SBS Sep 1, 2026 10:41 AM

What Is Iran's New Naval Mine Monitored by U.S.?…Believed Launched from Land to Sea via Rocket The NYT based this assumption on an announcement by the U.S. Central Command. Regarding the airstrike on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz the previous day, Central Command Captain Tim Hawkins stated, "Circumstances were detected indicating that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces attempted to fire rockets equipped with mines into the Strait of Hormuz," adding, "We struck two mine-laying rocket launchers." This airstrike marked the resumption of direct military action by the U.S. SBS Sep 1, 2026 10:32 AM

US 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 19-Month High Amid Spreading Sell-Off According to Bloomberg, this is the result of compounding inflation concerns driven by rising international oil prices and the possibility of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve . SBS Sep 1, 2026 9:11 AM

Standing Tall While Everything Was Washed Away... A 'Miraculous House' Amidst The Great Flood While an entire village was submerged by a massive flood, a single house miraculously survived, drawing widespread attention. SBS Sep 1, 2026 8:09 AM