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OpenAI Receives Approval for Full Release of 'GPT-5.6'… Launch Expected This Week Department of Commerce has approved the full release of OpenAI's new artificial intelligence model, 'GPT-5.6,' Reuters reported on July 8, citing Axios. SBS Jul 8, 2026 3:04 PM

Court Rules MBC Not Liable for Damages in Reporting on Choi Kyung-hwan's Alleged SillaJen Investment The 8-2 Civil Division of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judges Oh Young-sang, Lim Jong-hyo, and Choi Eun-jung) ruled against the plaintiff today in the damages lawsuit filed by former Deputy Prime Minister Choi against MBC. SBS Jul 8, 2026 3:00 PM

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Ko Min-jung: 'The 686 Generation Tries to Lecture, Is Unfair and Hypocritical... It's the Younger Generation's Role to Push Out the Older Generation' - Running for party leader? Playing the role of opening the floodgates to push up the older generation - An old party, a vested-interest party is our current reality.. SBS Jul 8, 2026 2:56 PM

Iran Strikes U.S. Military Facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain in Retaliation for Airstrikes military base in the Middle East last March Iran has launched retaliatory strikes against Bahrain and Kuwait, where U.S. SBS Jul 8, 2026 2:55 PM

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Editor's Pick: "Waiting 12 Hours," Citizens Clash as Russia Faces Worst Fuel Crisis Vehicles waiting to enter gas stations stretch endlessly along the roads. This is the current scene in Russia, which has fallen into a fuel crisis following Ukraine's attacks on its oil refineries. SBS Jul 8, 2026 2:55 PM

Nam Joohyuk Returns for Netflix Series 'The East Palace': "I Was Ready to Give It My All" Actor Nam Joohyuk has promised a performance of intense dedication in his first project since being discharged from the military, the new Netflix original series "The East Palace". SBS Star Jul 8, 2026 2:53 PM

Three Family Members Found Dead in Osan Apartment; Signs of Financial Hardship Reported The Osan Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced today that a man in his 50s, identified as A, his wife in her 50s, and their son in his 20s were found dead in their apartment. SBS Jul 8, 2026 2:52 PM

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Kim Dae-sik: "The More the Media Demands Resignation, the More Jang Dong-hyeok Will Hold On... Disciplining Pro-Han Faction? We Shouldn't Expand the Frontline" - Disciplinary politics? It was just a review of requests..We shouldn't make a mountain out of a molehill - Absence of Ethics Committee members was due to personal reasons.. SBS Jul 8, 2026 2:52 PM

Kim Jong-un Visits Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on 32nd Anniversary of Kim Il-sung's Death North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where the bodies of his predecessors are enshrined, today to mark the 32nd anniversary of the death of Kim Il-sung. SBS Jul 8, 2026 2:50 PM

Fire at Villa in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province; Woman in Her 90s Dies today. As a result of the fire, a woman in her 90s living on the third floor was transported to a hospital in cardiac arrest with burns over her entire body, but she later died. SBS Jul 8, 2026 2:37 PM