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September AI Debt Financing Halved Amid Mounting 'Debt-Fueled' Concerns According to data compiled by Morgan Stanley, global AI-related new debt financing in September plummeted by more than half compared to August, dropping to 23 billion dollars (approx. SBS Oct 12, 2026 1:56 PM

"EU to Limit Chinese Hybrid Car Imports to 350,000 Units Annually" Bloomberg reported this on the 11th , stating that it had obtained a draft document outlining the safeguard measures. SBS Oct 12, 2026 1:53 PM

NHK: North Korea Conducts Successive Explosions South of Kaesong, Suspected Fortification NHK stated that it filmed as many as 50 people mobilized along the riverbank on October 7 in an area south of Kaesong, separated from Ganghwado Island by the Jogang River, carrying out successive explosion operations. SBS Oct 12, 2026 1:41 PM

Muddy Torrent Swamps Villages in Another Devastating Flood in Nepal Another round of floods accompanied by landslides has hit Nepal, just two months after a massive flood left some 1,400 people dead. SBS Oct 12, 2026 12:58 PM

"Pay 2.3 Billion Won in Damages," Has China Changed? Intellectual Property Rights Gain Importance The Chinese premium sanitary pad brand "Ifuni," packaged in light blue boxes. SBS Oct 12, 2026 12:55 PM

Hit Again in a Day... Trump Hints at Possible Participation in Retaliatory Airstrikes King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which suffered 13 deaths from an attack by pro-Iranian Houthi rebels, has been attacked again just a day later, resulting in 12 casualties. SBS Oct 12, 2026 12:17 PM

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Claims Tanker Collided with Mine in Strait of Hormuz According to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency, the IRGC said in a statement that "an oil tanker carrying 750,000 barrels of crude oil ignored warnings from the IRGC Navy and attempted to pass through an unauthorized route, striking a mine, which was followed by an explosion and a fierce fire." Tasnim also reported that the IRGC claimed three oil tankers had hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz over the course of the day. SBS Oct 12, 2026 11:57 AM

UK, Germany, and Poland Reaffirm Support for Zelensky Amid Trump Pressure President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky The United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland have reaffirmed their support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, following U.S. SBS Oct 12, 2026 11:57 AM

Court Halts U.S. Government Ad Campaign Promoting Trump Funded by Tax Dollars President Donald Trump A U.S. government advertising campaign criticized for using taxpayer funds to promote President Donald Trump has been halted by a court. SBS Oct 12, 2026 11:53 AM

"Grandfather Identified as Gunman in Pennsylvania Mass Shooting That Left 9 Dead" The revelation by family members and friends that a grandfather was the gunman in a mass shooting that left eight people dead in Pennsylvania has shocked American society. SBS Oct 12, 2026 11:53 AM