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Today's Major News 1. As today , which is Ipchu (the beginning of autumn), heavy heat wave warnings remain in effect for the Seoul metropolitan area, temperatures in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province are forecast to soar up to 39°C . SBS Aug 7, 2026 12:14 PM

BTS JIN Proves He Is the 'Worldwide Handsome Guy' with Stunning Fashion Magazine Cover True to his title as the "worldwide handsome guy," BTS member JIN has graced the cover of the digital project "D-EDITION" by the fashion magazine Elle. SBS Star Aug 7, 2026 12:06 PM

Special Counsel Indicts Board of Audit and Inspection Member Yoo Byung-ho Over Alleged Cover-Up of Presidential Residence Relocation Audit Yoo faces charges of abuse of authority and obstruction of the exercise of rights. SBS Aug 7, 2026 12:02 PM

New Mexico Court Orders Meta to Pay $567 Million in Public Nuisance Lawsuit 800 billion won) in damages after ruling that the company had a negative impact on children's mental health. SBS Aug 7, 2026 12:02 PM

People Power Party Proposes Resolution Condemning 'Military Academy Integration'; Chun Ha-ram and Han Dong-hoon Join Around 30 conservative opposition lawmakers, including those from the People Power Party, proposed a resolution today condemning President Lee Jae-myung's remarks regarding a "Korea Military Academy-led coup" and the rushed push for a unified military academy. SBS Aug 7, 2026 12:01 PM

Defense Ministry Reaffirms Fast-Track Integration of Military Academies to Break Away from Wrongful History This is interpreted as a reflection of President Lee Jae-myung's remarks during a Ministry of National Defense work report on the 5th, where he mentioned three past military coups and emphasized, "These were acts committed by graduates of the Korea Military Academy, yet has anyone ever been held accountable?" stressing that the integration of military academies must prevent a recurrence. SBS Aug 7, 2026 11:48 AM

Jang Dong-hyeok: 'Lee Jae-myung Administration Fails to Control Housing Prices, Targets Citizens Instead'… Real Estate Special Committee Relaunched The People Power Party has relaunched its Special Committee on Normalization of Real Estate Policies, headed by Representative Jang Dong-hyeok, and promised to formulate effective measures to stabilize housing prices and revitalize supply. SBS Aug 7, 2026 11:48 AM

President Lee Jae-myung Awards Tassels on Samjeonggeom Swords to Newly Promoted Generals President Lee Jae-myung received promotion reports from newly promoted generals and awarded them tassels for their Samjeonggeom . SBS Aug 7, 2026 11:46 AM

Trump Administration to Exclude Open-Source Models from AI Pre-Release Review media reports. Citing online outlet Axios and CNN on August 6 , the AI review system being prepared by the White House is set to apply only to powerful "closed-source" models whose underlying source code is not publicly disclosed, such as Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT. SBS Aug 7, 2026 11:42 AM

Japan Hit by Extreme Heat Waves... Heat-Related Illness Insurance Surges Amid Spike in Emergency Room Visits According to the Tokyo Shimbun on the 7th, the number of subscriptions for "heat-related illness condolence money," an insurance product sold by Sumitomo Life Insurance Group, has surpassed 70,000 this year. SBS Aug 7, 2026 11:40 AM