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US-Iran 'Indirect Talks' Underway Amid Pressure of Renewed Attacks As the United States uses military pressure as leverage to demand "nuclear concessions" from Iran, attention is focused on whether the two sides can narrow their differences over the nuclear issue and avoid a resumption of war. SBS Oct 29, 2026 11:20 AM

AI Opens a Pandora's Box... A Flood of Bugs in Silicon Valley The New York Times reported on the 28th local time that security engineers in Silicon Valley are scrambling to patch and fix these vulnerabilities before hackers can exploit them. SBS Oct 29, 2026 11:19 AM

Trump Faces Fresh Conflict of Interest Controversy Over Paid 'Fast Post' Access for High-Frequency Trading Firms President Donald Trump Truth Social, the social media platform founded by U.S. President Donald Trump, has been found to be providing a paid service that grants high-frequency trading firms faster access to posts. SBS Oct 29, 2026 11:14 AM

U.S. Government Agency Hit by Another Cyberattack... Personal Info of 40,000 DHS Employees Leaked Immigration and Customs Enforcement The personal information of approximately 40,000 employees under the U.S. SBS Oct 29, 2026 11:06 AM

Harvard Sees Spike in Asian American Freshmen Following End of Affirmative Action Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled affirmative action in college admissions unconstitutional, the proportion of Asian American freshmen at Harvard University has risen to 43 percent. SBS Oct 29, 2026 10:35 AM

Another Deadly High-Speed Train Crash in Spain Within 9 Months: What Caused This Developing-Country-Style Accident? While Spanish authorities have pointed to a signal system error as the primary cause, critics are raising questions about structural issues such as maintenance. SBS Oct 29, 2026 10:24 AM

"It Was Stationary... I Just Don't Understand": Spain High-Speed Train Disaster Two high-speed trains have collided in Spain, leaving at least 68 people dead and nearly 100 others injured. SBS Oct 29, 2026 10:20 AM

"Not 'Ni Hao, but 'My Son'": Fan Denies Racist Remarks Against Son Heung-min On October 28 , the fan posted a lengthy message on the LAFC club fan channel, "LAFC Fans," claiming that the accusation of shouting the Chinese greeting "Ni Hao" to Son Heung-min to commit racism is untrue. SBS Oct 29, 2026 10:14 AM

Iran Discusses '7-Day Confidence-Building Proposal' with Mediators to Open Strait of Hormuz Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X on the 28th , stating, "We are in close and continuous contact with mediating countries, reviewing ideas to implement our 7-day plan in an even shorter timeframe than a week." The 7-day confidence-building proposal that Iran suggested to the United States last month entails reopening the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. SBS Oct 29, 2026 10:11 AM

FT: Israel Seems to Have Missed 'Historic Opportunity' to Oust Netanyahu Based on 86 percent of the votes counted that day, the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud party secured 53 out of the 120 seats in the Knesset , while the Jewish opposition bloc centered around the Yesh Atid party, led by former Chief of the General Staff Gadi Eisenkot, garnered 48 seats. SBS Oct 29, 2026 10:07 AM