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Current Account Surplus Hits Record High in May Driven by Strong Semiconductor Exports Driven by a strong performance in semiconductor exports, South Korea's current account surplus reached 38.61 billion dollars in May, marking the largest monthly surplus on record. SBS Jul 8, 2026 5:19 PM

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"We Have Great Chemistry": Trump's Demand for 'Alliance Loyalty' and His Strange 'Push-and-Pull' (Trump NOW) U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly flaunted his close ties with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while publicly criticizing NATO allies that refused to provide the support he demanded. SBS Jul 8, 2026 5:18 PM

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U.S. Launches Retaliatory Strikes on Over 80 Targets in Iran; Iran Responds by Attacking U.S. Facilities Following another attack on merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military has conducted retaliatory airstrikes against over 80 military targets within Iran. SBS Jul 8, 2026 5:18 PM

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Prosecutors Seek 8-Year Prison Sentence for Loan Shark Who Drove Single Mother to Suicide Prosecutors have requested an eight-year prison sentence in the appellate trial for a loan shark who drove a single mother in her 30s to her death through illegal debt collection practices after charging interest rates exceeding 5,000 percent. SBS Jul 8, 2026 5:17 PM

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MBC Producer Faces Backlash from Colleagues Over 'Ilbe' Accusation Against Idol Even colleagues at his own company have criticized an MBC Gyeongnam producer, identified as Mr. SBS Jul 8, 2026 5:17 PM

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Not the North American World Cup, but the 'Trump' World Cup? "Even if the U.S. Won, It Would Have Been Labeled with Trump" U.S. President Donald Trump's direct contact with FIFA to overturn the suspension of U.S. SBS Jul 8, 2026 5:16 PM

Single-Stock Leveraged ETFs for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix Plunge for Second Consecutive Day As the stock prices of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix continue to weaken, single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds have plummeted by more than 10 percent for the second consecutive day. SBS Jul 8, 2026 5:16 PM

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Heavy Rain Hits Chungcheong and Jeonbuk Regions, Landslide Alerts Raised; Tonight Is Critical The monsoon season has begun in earnest. Heavy rainfall in the Chungcheong and Jeonbuk regions has caused damage, including fallen trees and flooded roads. SBS Jul 8, 2026 5:13 PM

PA Entertainment to Shut Down Following the Passing of CEO Yoon Sung-eun PA Entertainment, the agency representing actors such as Jung Woong-in and Park Hae-mi, is undergoing closure procedures following the passing of its CEO. SBS Star Jul 8, 2026 5:10 PM

Pine Wilt Disease Confirmed in Gangdong-gu; Seoul City Vows All-Out Effort to Contain Spread Pine wilt disease is a condition in which pine wood nematodes rapidly multiply within pine or Korean pine trees, causing them to die in a short period of time. SBS Jul 8, 2026 5:10 PM