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Kim Min-seok: "I Am Best Suited to Support the President"... Jung Chung-rae: "I Am the One to Protect the President" Kim Min-seok, former Prime Minister, met with party members at the Yongin-gap regional committee office today and stated, "I have been working in sync with President Lee Jae-myung for the past three years, and having participated in the national policy design process, my philosophical understanding is very similar to the President's." He added, "Isn't it the case that I am the one who can support him best right now?" Kim said, "If you look at the June 3 local elections arithmetically, we won, but it was a bit unsettling to call it a comfortable victory, and in some cases, party approval ratings are shown to be flipped (with the People Power Party)." He asked rhetorically, "They are calling us an insurrectionist force; can we afford to fall behind in approval ratings and lose?" He continued, "Please help me get elected with strength," adding, "If I do well, I think we can win by 1%." He also emphasized, "When former President Roh Moo-hyun was a candidate (for the presidential election), candidate Rhee In-je was the frontrunner, and he attacked him fiercely during the primary. SBS Jul 11, 2026 3:18 PM

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Police Raid Command Over 'Jang Yoon-gi Investigation' to Determine Higher-Level Involvement The special police investigation team looking into allegations of misconduct in the Jang Yoon-gi case has launched raids on the initial investigation command, including the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner. SBS Jul 11, 2026 3:16 PM

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Trump Declares End to Truce; Iran Vows No Surrender as Nuclear Facility Activity Resumes U.S. President Donald Trump has officially declared an end to the truce with Iran. SBS Jul 11, 2026 3:06 PM

Police Expand Special Investigation Unit into Jang Yoon-gi Allegations The police have significantly expanded their investigation team tasked with uncovering allegations of misconduct related to the case of Jang Yoon-gi, a high school girl's murderer. SBS Jul 11, 2026 2:56 PM

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SK Hynix Sees Strong Nasdaq Debut; Potential U.S. Memory Plant Construction on the Horizon SK Hynix, which entered the Nasdaq through an American Depositary Receipt listing, surged more than 13% on its first day of trading. SBS Jul 11, 2026 2:54 PM

Truck Collision on Honam Expressway Leaves One With Minor Injuries At approximately 8:15 a.m. today , a truck driven by a person in their 50s, identified as A, rear-ended a truck traveling ahead near the Jangseong Junction on the Honam Expressway in Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do. SBS Jul 11, 2026 2:44 PM

First Heat Wave Warning of the Summer Issued for Southeastern and Southwestern Seoul; City Expands Emergency Operations A heat wave warning was issued for the southeastern and southwestern districts of Seoul, effective as of 2:00 p.m. SBS Jul 11, 2026 2:43 PM

North Korea Claims 'Denuclearization Should Be Applied First' to US Allies and NATO North Korea argued today that "the concept of denuclearization should be applied first to the nuclear armament ambitions of Japan and South Korea, which are entering extremely dangerous stages under the active protection of the United States, and to the nuclear confrontation ambitions of NATO member states that share U.S. SBS Jul 11, 2026 2:32 PM

Trump Declares 'End of Truce' with Iran, Yet Both Sides Keep Communication Channels Open President Donald Trump's declaration of an "end to the truce" with Iran, the involved parties are continuing efforts behind the scenes to keep the spark of dialogue alive. SBS Jul 11, 2026 2:26 PM

Iranian Foreign Minister: "Mutual Compliance with MOU Is the Only Solution" In a post on social media platform X on the same day, Minister Araghchi asserted, "Iran has kept its promises so far. SBS Jul 11, 2026 2:20 PM