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Brazil's Lula, Seeking Fourth Term, Neck and Neck with Bolsonaro in Poll According to a presidential support poll jointly released on the 3rd by investment bank BTG Pactual and pollster Nexus, President Lula of the ruling Workers' Party recorded 45% support in a hypothetical runoff matchup, placing him in a tight race within the margin of error against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party , who garnered 46%. SBS Aug 4, 2026 3:47 AM

White House Finalizes Advanced AI Security Verification Plan, to Discuss Privately with AI Companies administration under Donald Trump has reportedly finalized a related security testing plan. SBS Aug 4, 2026 3:29 AM

First Deaths Reported in US Parasitic Outbreak: Two Patients with Underlying Conditions Die According to the Associated Press on the 3rd , the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced that the first confirmed US deaths related to cyclosporiasis have been identified. SBS Aug 4, 2026 3:28 AM

US Senate Prepares Stopgap Spending Bill to Avert Shutdown: Will This Year Avoid Disaster? Capitol A stopgap spending bill, known as a continuing resolution , has been drafted in the U.S. SBS Aug 4, 2026 3:28 AM

Trump Criticizes Iran's Leadership as "Duplicitous" for Denying Request for Talks President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Iran's leadership on the 3rd local time, calling their behavior "duplicitous" for privately requesting negotiations with the U.S. SBS Aug 4, 2026 3:06 AM

Denmark Expands Conscription Amid Growing Threats, With Princess Isabella Among New Recruits Reuters reported that approximately 1,600 new Danish conscripts began their newly extended 11-month mandatory service starting that day. SBS Aug 4, 2026 1:56 AM

Is Cuba Reaching Its Limit? Fourth Nationwide Blackout in a Month economic sanctions and energy blockades, Cuba has suffered yet another nationwide blackout as its National Electric System collapsed. SBS Aug 4, 2026 1:55 AM

Europe's Winter Outlook Bleak Already... Summer LNG Storage Hits 17-Year Low According to Bloomberg on the 3rd , the storage rate in European Union gas facilities stood at a meager 57.1% as of early this month, falling well short of the recent five-year average of 74%. SBS Aug 4, 2026 1:36 AM

AI Data Centers Emerge as New Targets in Modern Warfare: 5 Hit in US-Iran War This is because AI data centers around the Persian Gulf, where the recent war took place, were targeted by concentrated missile and drone strikes alongside the region's oil refineries and tourism facilities. SBS Aug 4, 2026 1:32 AM

Kim Seonho Says Destiny Brought Him Face-to-Face with Someone He Knows on 'Love Against Time' Can eight young people find love once again? On the August 3 broadcast of the SBS program "Love Against Time", young individuals who have faced the end of life opened their hearts to reach out for love once again. SBS Star Aug 4, 2026 1:26 AM