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"An Alliance That Does Whatever the U.S. Needs!" Trump's Way of "Getting Along With Everyone"?... Intensifying Conflicts and Managing Them (Trump NOW) As airstrikes are exchanged with Iran once again and trade conflicts intensify with Canada, one of its largest trading partners, the Trump administration is demanding a greater role from its allies. SBS Sep 2, 2026 5:37 PM

Learning How to Walk First... 'Robot Kindergarten' Opens in Beijing Richard Sutton teaching a new "robot student" at the "robot kindergarten" A "robot kindergarten" designed for humanoid robot training has opened in Beijing, China, according to state-run English-language media Global Times and other local outlets. SBS Sep 2, 2026 4:28 PM

Car Crashes Into Gas Station in Sydney After Sudden Swerve... Pedestrian Survives by Just 1 Meter On August 28, a vehicle crashed into a gas station in Sydney, Australia. Just moments before the impact, CCTV footage captured a man narrowly dodging the speeding car. SBS Sep 2, 2026 4:05 PM

UN Acknowledges It Is Impossible to Achieve 1.5-Degree Climate Goal According to a climate change report released by the United Nations Environment Programme on the 2nd , the increase in global temperatures is highly likely to exceed the 1.5-degree target within the next few years. SBS Sep 2, 2026 3:43 PM

'Jeju Go Clan' Dan Koh Wins US Democratic Primary for Federal House Seat Politician Dan Koh Politico reported on September 1 that Korean-American politician Dan Koh, 41, has won the Democratic primary for the Massachusetts House of Representatives election. SBS Sep 2, 2026 3:31 PM

Venezuela's Parliament Approves Oil Deal with U.S., Allowing Access to 20% of Reserves President Donald Trump. According to foreign media reports, including Reuters, the ruling-party-dominated parliament passed the bilateral oil agreement in a vote on the 1st , the core of which grants the United States access rights to one-fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves. SBS Sep 2, 2026 3:16 PM

Hitting the Tiananmen Taboo and Disappearing... "Incitement?" What Happened in Hong Kong People formed long lines waiting to enter a small bookstore at the entrance of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. SBS Sep 2, 2026 2:57 PM

Taking Photos with Trump Costs 120 Million Won: Why the GOP Is Launching a Massive Fundraising Campaign The U.S. Republican Party has launched a massive fundraising campaign ahead of the midterm elections. SBS Sep 2, 2026 2:43 PM

China Reports Discovery of Copper and Gold Deposit Exceeding 1 Million Tons CCTV and other state media reported today that the Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources announced the previous day that significant progress has been achieved in mineral exploration in the Chating area of Xuancheng, Anhui Province. SBS Sep 2, 2026 2:38 PM

Korean Disaster Relief Team Arrives in Kathmandu... Deployment to Field Expected as Early as Tomorrow The Korea Disaster Relief Team has arrived in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, on the 2nd to support search and rescue operations at the site of severe flooding in Nepal. SBS Sep 2, 2026 2:32 PM