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Seoul Urges Opposition to Stop 'Politically Motivated Attacks' Over Hangang Bus Allegations In a statement issued under the spokesperson's name, the city government said, "The Democratic Party is deliberately undermining Seoul's efforts to uncover the truth while ignoring basic facts." The city explained, "We proactively requested a public interest audit from the Board of Audit and Inspection on October 2 of last year, and even after it was dismissed, we continued our own internal investigations dozens of times—including data requests, on-site visits, interviews with relevant individuals, and phone calls—right up until the parliamentary audit in October." It added, "On the 16th, we officially requested an investigation by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and decided to provide all related materials. SBS Oct 18, 2026 2:18 PM

Health Ministry to Identify and Inspect 250,000 Vulnerable Households in Welfare Blind Spots Five to six times a year, the ministry analyzes big data containing 49 types of crisis information, including utility cutoffs such as power and water, to predict and select households with a high likelihood of welfare crises and notify local governments. SBS Oct 18, 2026 2:15 PM

6-Year-Old Daughter's Letter in Front of Fallen Bucheon Firefighter's Portrait: "Let's Meet Again Later" A heartbreaking letter written to her father by the 6-year-old daughter of the late Fire Inspector Kim Jin-seok, who died in the line of duty during a fire in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, has been made public. SBS Oct 18, 2026 1:41 PM

Mother's Anguish over Young Daughter Found Dead Next to Ex-Husband: "Police Just Ignored Us" The biological mother, who lost her four-year-old daughter despite winning a child return lawsuit due to what she described as lax police response, vented her anger, saying, "I have cried so much that I have no tears left." The young daughter of mother B was found dead along with her 40-year-old father, A, inside a vehicle in Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo, Jeju, on the afternoon of October 12. SBS Oct 18, 2026 1:37 PM

Confessed to Killing Two Children Then Recanted: Decoded Ciphers Reveal 'Child Grooming' Is Ma truly the culprit behind the serial disappearances of elementary school girls? Aired yesterday , SBS's 'Unanswered Questions' traced a prime suspect in the serial disappearances of elementary school students, a cold case that has remained unsolved for 26 years. SBS Oct 18, 2026 12:29 PM

Funeral for Late Fire Inspector Kim Jin-seok Held Tomorrow… Tributes Continue The funeral for Fire Inspector Kim Jin-seok, who died in the line of duty while battling a factory fire in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, will be solemnly held tomorrow . SBS Oct 18, 2026 12:20 PM

A 25-Ton Truck Crashes Into a Restaurant Wall During Lunchtime A restaurant in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province. During an ordinary lunchtime, a deafening roar suddenly echoed as the restaurant wall collapsed. SBS Oct 18, 2026 12:17 PM

Motorcycle Stolen, Only to Receive a 10 Million Won Bill: Why? When quoting or reporting the broadcast content, please clearly state the program name, SBS News Hunters. SBS Oct 18, 2026 11:40 AM

UAE Re-engages in Yemen to Block Houthi Offensive, Signaling Easing Tensions With Saudi Arabia The UAE has decided to resume financial support for anti-Houthi pro-government forces in southern Yemen, such as the Giants Brigades, while Saudi Arabia will provide air cover. SBS Oct 18, 2026 11:05 AM

Oh Se-hoon: "Government and Ruling Party Must Acknowledge Real Estate Policy Failures and Correct Course" Instead, the president and the Democratic Party are busy shifting the blame for the current housing supply cliff onto the incumbent mayor and evading responsibility." He then introduced the white paper titled "Evaluation and Reflection on 20 Years of Seoul's Housing Supply Policy" released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on October 16, evaluating it as "a remorseful confession in which Seoul city officials themselves looked back on the past and exposed the scars left by misguided policies just as they were." Based on the contents of the white paper, Mayor Oh focused his criticism on the urban maintenance policies implemented during the tenure of the late former Mayor Park Won-soon. SBS Oct 18, 2026 10:03 AM