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The Identity of the 'VIP' Tracked Worldwide… A Miraculous Return After Two Years ⚡ SPR Article Summary 'Peace' and 'Double Blessing' After a 16-Hour Flight: Immediately following Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States, giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, both born in 2020, arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to begin a 10-year lease. SBS Oct 2, 2026 9:04 AM

Small but Mighty: The 13-Month-Old Chihuahua Making Waves as a National Icon You are likely familiar with the saying that small peppers are spicy, and it certainly seems to hold true here. SBS Oct 2, 2026 7:59 AM

Water Pouring Down Subway Tracks... Warnings of More to Come Amid Worst Conditions It looks like a waterfall inside a tunnel. A strong torrent of water pours continuously over the subway tracks. SBS Oct 2, 2026 7:56 AM

Flight Attendant Filmed Kneeling After Waking Passenger Sparks Outrage A video of a flight attendant on a Chinese airline kneeling to apologize to a passenger inside a cabin has gone viral, sparking widespread controversy. SBS Oct 2, 2026 7:53 AM

"Iran May Be Involved in Passenger Plane Incident," Trump Hints at Invoking Insurrection Act U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that an attempted terrorist attack involving a crashed passenger plane may be linked to Iran. SBS Oct 2, 2026 6:19 AM

OpenAI Fires Three Employees Over Alleged Internal Info Leak to External AI Safety Body Local time on October 1, the U.S. daily The Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI recently terminated its contracts with three researchers belonging to the safety team. SBS Oct 2, 2026 6:03 AM

"Co-pilot Who Tried to Crash Passenger Jet Yelled 'Kill Me' After Being Subdued" The Omani co-pilot who allegedly attempted to crash a Flydubai passenger flight carrying 174 passengers from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Tel Aviv, Israel, reportedly shouted "Kill me" after being subdued by passengers. SBS Oct 2, 2026 6:02 AM

US Tightens Screws on Iran's Finances, Imposing Sanctions on Auto and Railway Firms Department of the Treasury The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on October 1 that it has imposed sanctions on major companies in Iran's automotive and railway sectors as part of its "maximum economic pressure campaign" against Iran. SBS Oct 2, 2026 5:01 AM

Clashes Between Ethiopian Military and Armed Groups Escalate, Explosions Heard in Capital Amid reports that seven armed groups, including the Tigray People's Liberation Front , have formed an anti-government alliance centering on the northern Tigray region and are engaged in battles with government troops, explosions have reportedly been heard even in the capital city of Addis Ababa. SBS Oct 2, 2026 4:58 AM

Trump Says Co-Pilot Who Attempted to Crash Airliner Likely Linked to Iran... 'Under Investigation' President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters on the 1st, local time. U.S. SBS Oct 2, 2026 4:53 AM