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Fighting Off Attacker With Knife... "Strong Retaliation If Iran's Involvement Is Revealed" Additional details have been revealed regarding the interior situation aboard a passenger plane bound for Israel that nearly crashed two days ago due to a co-pilot's onboard rampage. SBS Oct 2, 2026 11:54 PM

Pro-Russian Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder Takes Job at Russian Retailer Schröder joined the board of directors of Hyperglobus, a Russian supermarket chain, on September 30. SBS Oct 2, 2026 11:24 PM

Nearly 300 Million Travel on First Day of China's National Day Holiday, Down 1.9% YoY According to China's Ministry of Transport today , the number of cross-regional passenger trips nationwide reached 329.495 million the previous day, marking a 1.9% decrease compared to the same period last year. SBS Oct 2, 2026 11:03 PM

Trump Claims Negotiations With South Korea Improving, Proposes $8.4 Billion Oil Project President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on the 2nd that, through negotiations between South Korea and the United States, South Korea will pour 8.4 billion dollars (approx. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:58 PM

US Job Growth Slows to 29,000 in September… Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.2% The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on the 2nd local time that nonfarm payrolls increased by 29,000 from the previous month. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:58 PM

Eurozone Inflation Hits 3-Year High of 3.8% Last Month According to Eurostat, the European Union's statistical office, on the 2nd local time, the eurozone's consumer price index for September was provisionally estimated to have risen 3.8% from a year earlier. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:54 PM

US Trade Chief Warns Against 'Overproduction,' Teases Countermeasures According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun on October 2, Representative Greer made the remarks during an interview with Nikkei, Axios, and other outlets in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the previous day. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:45 PM

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Approval Rating Slumps to 10 Percent... EU Member States Prepare for Exit Scenarios European Union member states are reportedly preparing contingency plans in case Chancellor Merz steps down. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:44 PM

Belgium Faces Turmoil Over Asylum Request by Former Islamic Terrorist Leader According to The Brussels Times on October 2, Fouad Belkacem, a 44-year-old Moroccan national who led the Islamic terrorist group Sharia4Belgium and is currently imprisoned, recently requested refugee status from the Belgian government ahead of the expiration of his sentence next May. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:43 PM

Europe Discusses Additional Strategic Petroleum Reserve Release Amid Trump Pressure administration under Donald Trump to release stockpiled diesel, held an emergency meeting on October 2, local time, to discuss countermeasures. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:34 PM