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Prosecutors' Future Committee Adds Seongnam FC, Baekhyeon-dong, and Corporate Card Cases, Totaling 8 Involving the President The Ministry of Justice's Committee for the Future of Respecting Human Rights in Prosecution (Prosecutors' Future Committee), launched to investigate suspicions of abuse of prosecutorial investigative powers, has selected 12 additional cases for truth-finding investigations, including allegations related to the illegal sponsorship of Seongnam FC involving President Lee Jae-myung. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:48 PM

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Brazilian Judge Suspended After Drinking Wine and Smoking During Video Trial A judge in Brazil has been suspended from his duties after he was caught drinking wine straight from the bottle and lighting a cigarette with a torch during a video court hearing. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:48 PM

WBC South Korea Representative Whitcomb to Teammate Up With Lee Jung-hoo at San Francisco On the left is Jorbit Jones. Infielder Shay Whitcomb , who played for the South Korean national baseball team at the World Baseball Classic last March, is donning the uniform of the Major League Baseball club San Francisco Giants. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:47 PM

Gov't to Consult With US on Detailed Criteria for Preferential Drone Tariffs According to the Ministry of Trade and Industry on the 14th, the U.S. White House issued a proclamation on the 13th imposing tariffs on drones and core components under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:45 PM

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Netflix Web Variety Show Featuring Ha-young Scraps Follow-Up Episode Amid Pro-Japanese Ancestor Controversy The follow-up episode of the Netflix web variety show featuring actor Ha-young is reportedly unlikely to be released. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:42 PM

'Running Man' Yang Sechan & Lee Joo-yeon Spark Explosive Past Romance Exposure Actors Lee Joo-yeon, Jung Eun-ji, and Kim Ji-eun are set to appear on "Running Man" to deliver refreshing laughs that will beat the summer heat. SBS Star Aug 14, 2026 5:41 PM

Samsung Electronics Nears 8 Million Minority Shareholders… About 1 in 5 South Korean Adults Given that South Korea's adult population stands at 43 million, this means approximately 1 in every 5 adults in the country is a Samsung Electronics shareholder. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:40 PM

Ex-Icheon Mayor's Aide Referred to Prosecutors Over Holiday Gift Scandal According to SBS coverage on Friday, the Icheon Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced that it had detained and transferred person A, who previously served as Mayor Kim's secretary, and private business owner person B to prosecutors on the 7th on charges including violations of the Public Official Election Act. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:37 PM

1st Fighter Wing at Gwangju Air Base to Be Temporarily Relocated to Yecheon, Seosan, and Chungwon Bases Following the designation of the Gwangju Military Airport site as the Honam Semiconductor Cluster, the military has decided to temporarily disperse and relocate the functions of the Air Force's 1st Fighter Wing stationed there to the Yecheon, Seosan, and Chungwon air bases. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:35 PM

Prime Minister Han Meets Bill Gates to Discuss Energy Mix of Renewable Energy and SMRs Prime Minister Han Sung-sook met with Bill Gates, chairman of the board of directors of TerraPower, today to discuss South Korea-U.S. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:32 PM