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Security Flaw Found by AI Sparks Global Website Hacking Alert A severe security flaw has been discovered in a core technology powering countless websites worldwide, triggering a state of alarm. SBS Oct 22, 2026 11:47 PM

Greek Students Take to the Streets as Germany Warns of Halloween Protests Protests that ignited in France are spreading across Europe. In Greece, students and teachers have taken to the streets, while in Germany, large-scale protests are scheduled for Halloween on the 31st, heightening tensions. SBS Oct 22, 2026 11:16 PM

US Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Fall to 194,000, Lowest in Three Months The U.S. Department of Labor announced on the 22nd that initial jobless claims for the week of October 11–17 stood at 194,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week. SBS Oct 22, 2026 10:25 PM

China Investigates Incumbent Beijing Executive Vice Mayor for Corruption Ahead of Plenary Session On October 22, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision of the Chinese Communist Party announced that Xia Linmao, a member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Committee and Executive Vice Mayor, is being investigated for suspected severe violations of discipline and law. SBS Oct 22, 2026 10:09 PM

ICC, Facing Trump Sanctions, Wins EU's Top Human Rights Award President Donald Trump, including the imposition of heavy sanctions, has been named this year's recipient of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, widely regarded as Europe's most prestigious human rights award. SBS Oct 22, 2026 10:02 PM

Oil-Rich Norway Welcomes EU Decision to Drop Arctic Drilling Ban Terje Aasland, Norway's Minister of Energy, told Bloomberg on the 22nd , "We welcome the fact that the discussion on a moratorium on oil and gas production in the Arctic region has disappeared," adding that " production in northern Norway will become increasingly important going forward." Previously, in its new Arctic strategy unveiled on the 20th, the EU urged that all fossil fuels remain underground and stated that it would prioritize renewable energy and hydrocarbons produced outside the Arctic circle. SBS Oct 22, 2026 10:00 PM

Yemen's Houthi Rebels Claim Missile and Drone Attacks on Four Sites in Saudi Arabia, Including Defense Ministry and Airports In a statement, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said, "Over the past 48 hours, a total of four major military operations were carried out deep inside Saudi territory using ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles ." He stated, "The first target was the Ministry of Defense headquarters building in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, which was successfully struck with precision," adding, "We subsequently targeted King Fahd International Airport in the eastern city of Dammam, paralyzing air traffic." Earlier, the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia announced that King Fahd International Airport had been hit in an airstrike the previous day, leaving two people dead and eight others injured. SBS Oct 22, 2026 9:57 PM

Ban on Protests Issued... Claims of "Hidden Forces" Behind Demonstrations Emerge Following a nighttime curfew, the French government has abruptly announced a ban on protests. SBS Oct 22, 2026 9:54 PM

Burning Streets, Angry Public: What Is Happening in France? When quoting or reporting from this interview, please explicitly credit the program SBS <News Hunters>. SBS Oct 22, 2026 7:31 PM

'PHP Vulnerability Alert' Hits Japanese Government and Corporate Websites, Causing Mass Outages As a critical security vulnerability has been discovered in PHP, a programming language that powers about 70 percent of websites worldwide, online operations for the Japanese government and major corporations are experiencing massive disruptions. SBS Oct 22, 2026 7:27 PM