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"Netanyahu Put Large-Scale Iran Bombing on Hold Due to Trump's Opposition" President Donald Trump Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew up plans for a massive airstrike operation against Iran earlier this month, but put the plan on hold after facing opposition from U.S. SBS Oct 21, 2026 5:43 PM

South Korea's National Anthem Played for Chinese Team: Another Anthem Mix-up Blunder at Asian Para Games in Japan Following similar incidents during the Asian Games, another blunder involving the wrong national anthems being played occurred at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Japan, Kyodo News and other outlets reported today . SBS Oct 21, 2026 5:41 PM

Italy Shaken by Protests and Strikes... From Logistics Disruptions to Panic Buying According to local media outlets such as ANSA on the 21st , truck drivers in Italy have been staging protests in and around Naples for a week to protest surging fuel prices. SBS Oct 21, 2026 5:33 PM

Drinking Cognac Calmly Amidst Riots: "Flames Are Rising, But They Don't Even Look" A video reportedly filmed at a café on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on the 17th shows a man and a woman sitting on an outdoor terrace, sipping glasses of cognac. SBS Oct 21, 2026 5:31 PM

Aegukga Played in Front of Chinese Athletes... Nagoya Bows Its Head Again According to Kyodo News and other reports today , Nagoya Vice Mayor Hirosawa Ichiro, who serves as the acting president of the organizing committee for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games, stated that three mistakes regarding national anthem playbacks occurred on October 19 alone. SBS Oct 21, 2026 5:20 PM

Trump Weaponizes French Protests for Midterms: "Europe is Falling Apart" US President Donald Trump is actively leveraging anti-government protests that began in France and spread across Europe for the midterm elections. SBS Oct 21, 2026 5:19 PM

Tourist Faces Prison After Abducting Hotel's Mascot Flamingo While Drunk A Canadian tourist is facing potential criminal punishment for animal cruelty after drunkenly stealing a flamingo that served as the mascot of the U.S. SBS Oct 21, 2026 4:56 PM

US Intelligence: Putin Directly Ordered Sabotage Operations in Europe intelligence agencies assess that intense sabotage and covert operations targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization member states are being carried out under the direct orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Wall Street Journal reported. SBS Oct 21, 2026 4:54 PM

Silicon Valley Billionaires Buying Eternal Life with Money? Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel has argued for more than two years that death is a problem humans can overcome, investing money into aging research. SBS Oct 21, 2026 4:48 PM

"3 Major Chinese Tech Companies Order 48 Trillion Won Worth of NVIDIA Chips" export controls, Reuters reported, citing three sources speaking on condition of anonymity. SBS Oct 21, 2026 4:45 PM