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Fire Breaks Out at Study Cafe in Dongnae-gu, Busan; About 10 Evacuate According to authorities, the fire occurred at a study cafe located in Dongnae-gu, Busan, at around 11:30 PM yesterday and was extinguished in about 10 minutes. SBS Oct 25, 2026 11:31 AM

Court Rulings Demotion Over-Punishment for Calling Superior 'Worthless' The Seoul Administrative Court (Administrative Division 12, presided over by Senior Judge Kang Jae-won) ruled in favor of the plaintiff, identified as A, on October 15 in a lawsuit filed against his Air Force brigade commander to cancel the disciplinary action. SBS Oct 25, 2026 11:21 AM

Auxiliary Battery Overheats on Jeju-Bound Flight, Leaving Woman in Her 50s Burned At around 6:20 a.m. today , a report regarding an overheating battery was received from an aircraft scheduled to land at Jeju International Airport. SBS Oct 25, 2026 11:03 AM

Couple Checking Car and Police Officer Handling Crash Injured in Separate Freeway Accidents A series of accidents occurred on the Yeongdong Expressway early this morning . A couple was killed after three vehicles collided sequentially, and a police officer handling a traffic accident scene was struck by a truck and severely injured. SBS Oct 25, 2026 10:20 AM

Village Bus Catches Fire in Nam-gu, Gwangju; No Casualties Reported At around 8:20 a.m. today , a report was received that a fire had broken out on a village bus on a road in Imam-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju. SBS Oct 25, 2026 10:10 AM

9 Out of 10 Children with Disabilities Do Not Attend Daycare or Kindergarten According to the "2026 Yearbook of Statistics on Persons with Disabilities" published by the Korea Disabled People's Development Institute, 90.4% of children with disabilities were not enrolled in childcare facilities as of the end of last year. SBS Oct 25, 2026 9:58 AM

Middle Schoolers' Depression Rates Outpace High Schoolers for 3rd Year... Female Students Show Poorer Mental Health Indicators Nearly 4 out of 10 elementary, middle, and high school students who took their own lives from last year to the first half of this year were middle school students, leading to calls for the government to step up its mental health support timeline. SBS Oct 25, 2026 9:43 AM

Police to Crackdown on Fake Police Uniforms During Halloween Period The Korean National Police Agency announced that it will conduct intensive enforcement against the manufacturing, sales, and distribution of imitation police uniforms and equipment starting tomorrow, October 26, through November 1. SBS Oct 25, 2026 9:43 AM

1 in 10 Korean Adults Have Used Obesity Treatments... 16.5% for Gen Z According to the "2026 Korea Wellness Report" released by the KB Financial Group Management Research Institute, 10.3% of respondents stated that they had been prescribed or used glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist obesity treatments within the past year. SBS Oct 25, 2026 9:21 AM

Police Crack Down on Counterfeit Police Uniforms and Gear Ahead of Halloween The Korean National Police Agency announced that it will conduct a strict crackdown on the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of counterfeit police uniforms and equipment from October 26 to November 1, ahead of Halloween on October 31. SBS Oct 25, 2026 9:19 AM