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200 Trillion Won Poured into Barren Land... Inside China’s New City of Xiongan To alleviate severe overpopulation in its capital, Beijing, China has been developing a new city since 2017. SBS Oct 18, 2026 11:32 PM

Japanese City Vice Mayor Dies After Being Crushed by Large Festival Float According to Jiji Press and other media outlets on October 18, Nabae Akihiro, the deputy mayor of Saijo, Ehime Prefecture on the western island of Shikoku, was pinned under a festival float known as a daikodai while participating in the Saijo Festival at around 5:45 p.m. SBS Oct 18, 2026 10:31 PM

Luxury Cruise Ship Spotted Off North Korea's Wonsan Waters... Suspected to Be for Kim Jong-un's Summer Vacation The BBC stated that this was confirmed through an analysis of satellite imagery of the Wonsan coast taken from July to mid-October this year. SBS Oct 18, 2026 10:18 PM

Iran's New Defense Minister: "Must Think of Ways to Safely Withdraw U.S. Forces from Middle East" The Iranian parliament passed the confirmation motion for defense ministerial nominee Ketabchi, submitted by President Masoud Pezeshkian, on the same day. SBS Oct 18, 2026 10:18 PM

19 Dead in Stampede During Hindu Festival in Kolkata, India At least 19 people were killed and 25 others were injured in a stampede during a Hindu festival in Kolkata, eastern India, on the 17th . SBS Oct 18, 2026 10:17 PM

Acting Ambassador to Ukraine: 'No Discussion on When to Disclose North Korean POW Repatriation' Bottom right is Tae Jun-yeol, South Korean Ambassador to Poland. The South Korean Embassy in Ukraine stated on the 18th that there was a mutual understanding between the South Korean and Ukrainian governments to keep the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war confidential for as long as possible during their consultations. SBS Oct 18, 2026 9:18 PM

China's Teenage AI Prodigy Leaves Moonshot AI, Denies Moving to U.S. Anthropic According to Ming Pao and Lianhe Zaobao on October 18 , Chen Guangyu , who participated in the research and development of Kimi K3, recently announced via social media that he has "left Moonshot." "The past year has been the best of my life," he said, adding, "I am especially grateful for trusting and hiring me when I was 16 years old." When a researcher at the U.S. SBS Oct 18, 2026 9:17 PM

Pope Returns to St. Peter's Square Mass After Cancer Surgery, Resuming Activities Pope Leo XIV, who recently underwent cancer surgery, presided over the scheduled Sunday Mass at St. SBS Oct 18, 2026 9:16 PM

Zelenskyy: U.S. Proposed Trilateral Summit with Putin, Could Be Held in December Writing on social media on the 18th local time, President Zelenskyy stated, "The U.S. SBS Oct 18, 2026 6:20 PM

Saudi-Led Coalition Helicopter Crashes Near Yemen, Killing Two Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki stated that a Saudi military AH-6i reconnaissance helicopter crashed in Najran, Saudi territory, due to a technical malfunction, resulting in the deaths of two officers on board. SBS Oct 18, 2026 5:35 PM