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Supreme Court Justice Oh Seok-joon Recuses Himself from Appeal Case Involving 'Obstruction of Arrest' of Former President Yoon Suk Yeol The Supreme Court stated today , "Justice Oh recused himself from this case due to concerns regarding the impartiality of the trial," adding, "He has not participated in the deliberations since the case was assigned, and he will not participate in the ruling scheduled for the 9th." Recusal is a system in which a judge voluntarily withdraws from a trial due to concerns about fairness. SBS Jul 8, 2026 1:57 PM

Samsung Electronics Posts Strong Earnings, Yet Analyst Outlooks Remain Mixed According to financial information provider Yonhap Infomax on July 8, Samsung Electronics recorded a preliminary operating profit of 89.4 trillion won for the second quarter, a 1,810% increase year-on-year, with revenue reaching 171 trillion won, up 129%. SBS Jul 8, 2026 1:55 PM

SK Hynix Becomes 'Big Hand' in Bond Market with Strong Semiconductor Performance, Purchasing Approximately 20 Trillion Won This Year According to the bond market and the securities industry on July 8, it is estimated that the volume of securities bonds and corporate bonds purchased by SK Hynix so far this year has reached approximately 20 trillion won. SBS Jul 8, 2026 1:53 PM

Police Team Leader Who Destroyed Evidence in 'Jang Yoon-gi Case' Faces Arrest Hearing The officer, a police inspector surnamed A from the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station, who was emergency-arrested on July 6 on charges of destroying evidence, appeared at the Gwangju District Court at 11:00 a.m. SBS Jul 8, 2026 1:53 PM

U.S. Strikes and Sanctions Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Attacks; Iran Retaliates Against U.S. Facilities in Middle East In retaliation, Iran declared it would take "decisive action" and launched major attacks on U.S. SBS Jul 8, 2026 1:50 PM

LH CEO Lee Seong-hun Visits Seoripul District for First Official Field Trip: "Construction to Begin in 2028" CEO Lee inspected the current status of the project and instructed staff to accelerate the housing construction timeline by more than one year from the original plan. SBS Jul 8, 2026 1:44 PM

Bank of Korea: "41 Counterfeit Bills Found in First Half of Year, Two-Thirds of Last Year's Level" The Bank of Korea announced that a total of 41 counterfeit banknotes were discovered during the circulation process in the first half of this year, a 33.9% decrease from the 62 bills found in the first half of last year. SBS Jul 8, 2026 1:42 PM

German Model Stefanie Michova Joins FC World Class on 'Kick a Goal'; Rapper Beenzino Makes Rare Variety Show Appearance to Support Wife Stefanie Michova, a German model and wife of rapper Beenzino, is joining the cast of "Kick a Goal". SBS Star Jul 8, 2026 1:40 PM

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Prosecutors Seek 8-Year Prison Sentence for Loan Shark Who Drove Single Mom to Suicide Prosecutors have requested an eight-year prison sentence in an appellate trial for a loan shark who was sentenced to four years in prison in the first trial for driving a single mother in her 30s to her death through high-interest loans and threatening collection practices. SBS Jul 8, 2026 1:36 PM