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"Netanyahu Put on Hold Massive Strike on Iran Due to Trump's Opposition" President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew up a plan earlier this month to launch a massive airstrike operation against Iran, but put it on hold after U.S. SBS Oct 21, 2026 2:55 PM

Spotify Declares War on AI-Generated "Slop," Deletes 50 Million Tracks Accordingly, Spotify has removed more than 50 million tracks suspected of being AI-generated from its recommendation lists since the beginning of this year. SBS Oct 21, 2026 1:43 PM

Far-Left Group 'Black Bloc' Suspected Behind Violent French Protests As large-scale anti-government protests in France have turned violent, the far-left group "Black Bloc" has been singled out as the mastermind behind the unrest. SBS Oct 21, 2026 1:40 PM

Paris Spends 10 Billion Won to Clean Up Graffiti... Protests' Damages Approach 2 Trillion Won Last weekend, Place de la République in Paris turned into a veritable plaza of protests. SBS Oct 21, 2026 12:48 PM

FTSE Russell Considers Overhauling 50-50 Split Between Growth and Value Indexes stock market into two investment styles—growth and value—for 40 years. SBS Oct 21, 2026 11:39 AM

Trump Announces $1.5 Billion Investment for Advanced Semiconductor Production in North Carolina President Donald Trump has stated that the Department of Defense will invest 1.5 billion dollars (approx. SBS Oct 21, 2026 11:37 AM

Rerouting and Air Cover: Middle East Crude Oil Exports Recover to Pre-War Levels The Wall Street Journal reported on the 20th, citing data from shipping analytics firm Kpler, that crude oil shipments from the Middle East exceeded an average of 24 million barrels per day for the week leading up to the 18th. SBS Oct 21, 2026 11:18 AM

"17-Year-Old Prodigy Formerly of China's Moonshot AI Joins US AI Startup" According to foreign media including the South China Morning Post today , "Upper Grok," a social media account that tracks the migration trends of US AI talent, reported that Chen Guangyu has joined the US AI company "Discovery Loop." However, Chen himself has not directly disclosed his next workplace, and Discovery Loop stated that it does not comment on personal matters. SBS Oct 21, 2026 11:18 AM

New York on Edge Over Plunge of South Korean AI Firm... Foreign Media Highlights Drop South Korean AI infrastructure company Elice plummeted 32% below its IPO price on its first day of trading on the Kosdaq market. SBS Oct 21, 2026 11:13 AM

"I Thought It Was a Dream University"... Letter Sent by a Sexual Assault Victim The victim of a gang sexual assault at Cornell University in the U.S. has revealed that she got the impression the university president did not believe her sexual assault report, shaking her trust in the university administration. SBS Oct 21, 2026 11:11 AM