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"This Is the District Office, Buy a Fire Extinguisher": New Scam Targeting Elderly Business Owners on the Rise On June 28, reports of scams involving individuals impersonating district offices or fire departments to pressure business owners into purchasing firefighting equipment have been flooding into "It Hurts Because I'm a Boss," a Naver cafe community for the self-employed with approximately 1.9 million members. SBS Jun 29, 2026 5:41 AM

Chinese School Sparks Controversy After Teachers Smash Over 100 Student Phones with Hammers While the school explained that it was disposing of phones that had remained unclaimed for years, the incident sparked widespread criticism, leading education authorities to condemn the act as an inappropriate destruction of personal property. SBS Jun 29, 2026 5:40 AM

Backlash Against Hong Myung-bo: From 'No Entry' Signs to Death Threats Earlier today, a post appeared on an online community titled, "I will take the lead and kill Hong Myung-bo." The author, who claimed to be a 41-year-old U.S. SBS Jun 29, 2026 5:38 AM

Kakao Union Stages One-Day Walkout; KakaoTalk Services Remain Operational The Kakao labor union is staging a one-day collective action today, June 29, by utilizing annual leave and time-off requests after failing to reach an agreement with management regarding the performance-based bonus system. SBS Jun 29, 2026 5:33 AM

Highs of 33°C (91°F) Expected; Afternoon Showers in Inland Areas Today, Monday , will be hot with daytime highs well exceeding 30°C . Daytime temperatures across the country are forecast to range from 24°C . SBS Jun 29, 2026 5:26 AM

Rival Parties Hold General Meetings to Discuss Parliamentary Formation; Standoff Over Judiciary Committee Continues The Democratic Party of Korea and the People Power Party are each holding general meetings of their lawmakers on June 29 to consolidate their strategies for the formation of the 22nd National Assembly for the second half of its term. SBS Jun 29, 2026 5:24 AM

National Football Team Head Coach Hong Myung-bo Resigns Following Failure to Reach Round of 32 Hong announced his resignation this morning , the day after the team's elimination was confirmed, at Chivas Verde Valle, which served as the national team's base camp training facility. SBS Jun 29, 2026 4:36 AM

Qatari National Killed in Vessel Incident; Officials Cite Debris from Military Operations According to the ministry, the Coast Guard launched a search operation after receiving a report that a boat carrying two people had failed to return at the scheduled time on Friday evening. SBS Jun 29, 2026 2:47 AM

U.S. Ambassador to UN Warns Iran: Infrastructure Will Be Neutralized If Hormuz Is Illegally Controlled Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz Mike Waltz, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, warned Iran on Saturday that the U.S. SBS Jun 29, 2026 2:46 AM

Iran's Supreme Leader Vows to Hold U.S. and Israel Accountable for 'War Crimes' In a statement posted on X , Ayatollah Khamenei pointed out, "From the physical and mental harm inflicted upon the Iranian people through forced war, to the killing of children in Minab and Lamerd, and war crimes ranging from attacks on medical facilities, all these acts are legal matters that must be addressed in domestic and international courts." He further emphasized, "What is certain is that these criminals must be arrested and held accountable for their criminal acts." Referring to the death of his father, the then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a U.S. SBS Jun 29, 2026 2:28 AM