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"Pay Me for Raising My Grandchild" vs. "Family Obligation"... Debate Heats Up Over Grandparent Childcare According to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post on the 8th, the People's Court of Songjiang District in Shanghai, China, recently disclosed a case where a woman in her 60s, surnamed Xu, filed a childcare expense lawsuit amounting to 360,000 yuan (approx. SBS Sep 8, 2026 12:32 PM

US Court Orders Forfeiture of Cryptocurrency Linked to North Korean Overseas IT Workers According to the report, Judge Rudolph Contreras of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on September 3 that funds held in a cryptocurrency wallet starting with the address '0x81c4' should be forfeited to the US government. SBS Sep 8, 2026 11:27 AM

"Flew 150 km to Cover the Sky": Massive Eruption Strands 170,000 Travelers ⚡ Key Summary Volcanic Ash Spreads over 150 km: As the Anak Krakatau volcano erupted in Indonesia's Sunda Strait, volcanic ash spread across the greater Jakarta area. SBS Sep 8, 2026 10:47 AM

Chey Tae-won Again Calls for South Korea-Japan Economic Community to Cut Costs and Boost Clout SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, who has recently taken proactive steps regarding cooperation with Japan, has once again argued that South Korea and Japan should form an economic community to secure stronger negotiating power, greater a voice, and reduced costs. SBS Sep 8, 2026 10:29 AM

Former Iranian President Rouhani Proposes Referendum to End Conflict, Urges 'Honorable' Peace According to the British daily The Telegraph on September 8, Rouhani stated at a recent event, "It is most important that we first clearly define the framework of our national goals and present them to the public," adding, "If the people accept it, we will gladly continue the war, but if they do not, what reason do we have not to accept that?" Although he did not explicitly use the word "referendum," local Iranian media interpreted his remarks as a de facto call for a public vote. SBS Sep 8, 2026 10:17 AM

IAEA: North Korea-Aided Reactor in Syria Was Near Completion for Nuclear Weapons According to AP and AFP reports, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi explained the results of last month's IAEA visit to the Al-Kibar reactor site in Syria's eastern Deir ez-Zor Governorate during a press conference held at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria. SBS Sep 8, 2026 9:58 AM

Iran's Oil Lifeline Dries Up Under U.S. Maritime Blockade maritime blockade operations cut off its crude oil export routes. The Wall Street Journal reported on the 7th , citing shipping data firm Kpler, that not a single drop of Iranian crude oil has crossed the blockade line since the U.S. SBS Sep 8, 2026 9:50 AM

Trump Threatens 'Jet Sales Ban' Ahead of Canadian Retaliatory Tariffs President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump has been continuously ramping up threats ahead of the implementation of Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the United States. SBS Sep 8, 2026 9:43 AM

Author Han Kang Says 'Music Sometimes Inspires Novels' at Berlin Reading Event "The editing process requires a lot of energy, so sometimes I listen to music loudly enough that it feels like my ears might fall off. SBS Sep 8, 2026 9:33 AM

Amazon Cargo Plane Overruns Runway, Crushes Vehicles Leaving 5 Dead Amazon cargo plane crash that left five people dead was found on the 7th to have touched down unusually late and overshot the end of a runway not equipped with an Engineered Materials Arresting System , crashing into vehicles. SBS Sep 8, 2026 8:59 AM