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AI Passes 'Human Verification' Test… The Crumbling 'Boundary' OpenAI's newly released new artificial intelligence model, Astra, has reportedly passed a human verification test designed to block bots. SBS Sep 9, 2026 11:48 PM

First Batch of Relief Workers to Return Home As Scheduled... "Pushing for Dispatch of 2nd Team" While families of the missing are desperately pleading for additional searches at the site of the severe floods in Nepal, the operation period for our emergency relief team dispatched to the area is coming to an end. SBS Sep 9, 2026 11:32 PM

Missile Retaliation... Heavy Clashes in the Strait of Hormuz Armed clashes between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz are escalating. SBS Sep 9, 2026 10:28 PM

"Trump May Go, But Iran Remains Forever"... What Comes After 'Dispatching Troops'? (ft. Prof. Lee Moon-young of Seoul National University) While the United States is blatantly pressuring South Korea to dispatch troops to the Strait of Hormuz, the Ministry of National Defense has sent an on-site fact-finding team to the Middle East. SBS Sep 9, 2026 7:06 PM

Government: Korea Disaster Relief Team in Nepal Preparing to Return, Second Team Under Preparation The government announced on the 9th that the Korea Disaster Relief Team , dispatched to the site on the 2nd for search operations regarding the missing persons from the heavy floods in Nepal, is preparing to return home, while preparations are also underway to send a second team. SBS Sep 9, 2026 5:50 PM

With Public Struggling Under High Gas Prices, Suspicious Envelopes Given to Trump's Three Female Aides? It has been revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump gave year-end cash gifts of 45,000 dollars each, equivalent to about 60 million won, to three of his closest female aides. SBS Sep 9, 2026 5:17 PM

Kung Fu and Dancing, and Now This... China's Chilling Military Scenario Chinese humanoid robots running, dancing, and overcoming obstacles just like humans. SBS Sep 9, 2026 5:09 PM

"Are They Pulling Out?" Families Demand Resumption of Search for Missing Koreans Families of the missing South Koreans currently staying in Nepal have held a press conference, criticizing that the government's emergency relief team is unilaterally giving up the search and attempting to withdraw prematurely. SBS Sep 9, 2026 5:04 PM

Shocking Confession of "Loss of Control by Late Next Year": Extreme Scenario from Ex-Anthropic Researcher A researcher who was in charge of training AI models at Anthropic has resigned, warning of the risk that AI could escape human control, according to the Wall Street Journal. SBS Sep 9, 2026 4:17 PM

White Ribbons Covering Roads Where 20,000 Chinese Runners Passed: What Are They? Roads have turned white. They are tens of thousands of paper cups. Not only the roads, but even the neatly maintained areas around trees are densely piled with various types of garbage, including banana peels. SBS Sep 9, 2026 3:54 PM