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France Says 700 Supermarkets Hit by Refrigerator Hacking... 'Struck at Food Security' According to AP and Reuters, Roland Lescure, Minister Delegate for Industry and Energy, told parliament on the 13th local time that 700 out of about 10,000 supermarkets in France were impacted. SBS Oct 14, 2026 4:18 AM

False Hijacking Alert on Germany-Bound Flight Triggers Fighter Jet Scramble According to agencies such as the Associated Press, at around 11:00 a.m. on the 13th , a Boeing 737-800 operated by Turkish airline Corendon Airlines—carrying 178 passengers and crew from Corfu, Greece to Nuremberg, Germany—transmitted the emergency code "7500" for an aerial hijacking from its transponder (an automatic radar beacon).* Following the hijacking report received over Croatian airspace, fighter jets from the Croatian and German air forces scrambled in succession, and the destination airport in Nuremberg was closed for the operation. SBS Oct 14, 2026 4:17 AM

White House Press Secretary Mentions "$54 Billion" South Korean Investment in Alaska During First Briefing During the White House briefing that day, Press Secretary Zachariah stated that President Donald Trump "unveiled an energy investment package from South Korea worth up to $200 billion within the United States," adding, "This is an extraordinary agreement." She continued, "This includes up to $120 billion to build eight large-scale nuclear reactors, which is what the United States needs and what President Trump promised during the presidential campaign," and added, "Just as President Trump keeps all his promises, he has fulfilled this one as well." In particular, Zachariah stated, "$54 billion will be poured into building the Alaska LNG pipeline and terminal to supply energy to Trans-Pacific nations and sell fuel to allies, and $22.3 billion will go toward constructing a 6-gigawatt natural gas power plant in Texas." Among these three projects, South Korea's position is that only the Texas gas power plant project has been finalized, while the remaining two require further consultations to verify their commercial viability. SBS Oct 14, 2026 4:16 AM

Russia's FSB Arrests Japanese Journalist in Sakhalin on Espionage Charges The FSB has detained and is investigating a reporter affiliated with Japan's Hokkaido Shimbun, who was officially registered as a correspondent with the Russian Foreign Ministry and stationed in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the capital of Sakhalin Oblast. SBS Oct 14, 2026 1:03 AM

"Problems Exist in Intelligence Cooperation"... Kang Kyung-wha Admits ROK-US 'Fissures' Ambassador to the United States Kang Kyung-wha has admitted during a parliamentary audit that there have recently been limitations in communication with the White House. SBS Oct 14, 2026 12:40 AM

White House Says It Demanded Resignation of U.S. Ambassador to Greece Amid Misconduct Allegations Ambassador to Greece, who has been embroiled in various misconduct allegations. Responding to a related question during a briefing that day, White House Press Secretary Katie Zachariah stated, "She has been a great asset to our team, and we wish her well." Guilfoyle has been facing allegations that in July of last year, ahead of her ambassadorial confirmation hearing, she asked a donor of President Donald Trump to wire 100,000 U.S. SBS Oct 14, 2026 12:05 AM

Arrests Made in Arson Attack on Poland's Starlink Facility, Russia Suspected According to Polish and German authorities, two Turkish nationals suspected of setting fire to a communication facility in Wólka Dobrofiejska, Poland, were arrested the previous day at the train station in Nürtingen, southwestern Germany. SBS Oct 14, 2026 12:02 AM