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Malaysia Bans Public Servants From Using Google Navigation App Waze Over Israel Data Misuse Concerns According to Reuters and Bloomberg, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced the decision on the 21st to bar all government employees from using Waze. SBS Oct 22, 2026 4:16 PM

Russia and Ukraine Exchange Heavy Missiles and Drones Amid Talk of Three-Way Talks, Causing Casualties Russia and Ukraine have exchanged overnight missile and drone strikes targeting each other's capitals, resulting in numerous casualties, including seven deaths in Ukraine alone. SBS Oct 22, 2026 4:14 PM

Japan Overhauls Tax-Free System for Tourists: From In-Store Discounts to Departure Refunds According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Japanese government is introducing this "refund-style" duty-free system to eradicate illegal reselling, where individuals purchase duty-free goods at a low price and then illegally resell them within Japan. SBS Oct 22, 2026 4:11 PM

Dangling from 12th-Floor Window: Thrilling Moment a 3-Year-Old Girl Is Saved in China A 3-year-old girl was involved in an accident where she was left hanging in mid-air after getting her head stuck in the security bars of a 12th-floor apartment window in China. SBS Oct 22, 2026 3:21 PM

Iranian Military Claims Seven Ships on Fire in Persian Gulf, Warns Against Oil Transshipment The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed in a statement on the 22nd local time that seven ships had caught fire in the Persian Gulf. SBS Oct 22, 2026 3:09 PM

"24,000 South Korean Servers Running Vulnerable PHP Versions" In an analysis released on October 21 , French cybersecurity firm CybelAngel stated, based on data from the security search engine Shodan as of October 20, that approximately 2.24 million servers worldwide exposed PHP. SBS Oct 22, 2026 3:09 PM

Saudi Airports and Oil Facilities Hit by Strikes, Escalating Middle East Tensions According to foreign news outlets including AP and AFP, King Fahd International Airport, located in Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia, was struck in the evening on the same day. SBS Oct 22, 2026 2:35 PM

U.S. Aerial Refueling Aircraft and Chinese Drone Briefly Face Off in Taiwan Airspace Boeing KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft A U.S. aerial refueling aircraft and a Chinese drone briefly faced off in the airspace southwest of Taiwan, the Taiwan Times reported on October 22. SBS Oct 22, 2026 2:28 PM

Amid Iran and Houthi Threats, U.S. Quietly Reduces Forces Stationed in Middle East military has reportedly been quietly reducing its troop presence in the region over the past few days. SBS Oct 22, 2026 2:25 PM

"Some 900 People Evacuated Immediately"... Chemical Tank Explosion in Ohio Smoke blankets the road, making it impossible to see an inch ahead. Emergency firefighters have stepped in to handle the accident site. SBS Oct 22, 2026 12:49 PM