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Trump's Son-in-Law Kushner Holds Gaza Talks with Netanyahu, Yielding No Major Breakthrough Special Envoy Jared Kushner, the U.S. special envoy and son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the 17th local time to address the Gaza situation, but the meeting appears to have fallen short of producing a clear breakthrough to break the deadlock. SBS Aug 18, 2026 9:24 AM

Foreign Holdings of US Treasuries Decreased in June, Led by Drops in China, Japan, and UK Department of the Treasury building Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities decreased in June. SBS Aug 18, 2026 9:22 AM

Trump Says Kim Jong-un Responded to US-North Korea Dialogue Offer, But Details Timing U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 17th that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un responded to his call for dialogue between the U.S. SBS Aug 18, 2026 9:22 AM

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Why Parents Taking Kids to Theaters Are Shocked: "Tried to Watch Hachuping, But Got Startled" Went to see Hachuping, but a restricted-audience trailer played. It is the school vacation season these days. SBS Aug 18, 2026 9:21 AM

Nearly 100 Trees Die at Incheon Grand Park; Environmental Group Demands Investigation According to data obtained today by Incheon Green Korea from the Incheon Grand Park Office under the Incheon city government, 98 trees, including 67 pine trees and 31 broad-leaved trees, died and were felled last month at Incheon Grand Park in Jangsu-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon. SBS Aug 18, 2026 9:17 AM

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Chun Ha-ram: "Flooded with Invites After Nonsan Boot Camp, Considering Another Visit" - "Honestly, some regrets..." Questioned if I was okay near end of march - Unnecessary living inconvenience and suffering reduced… Facilities have improved a lot - Supplying smartwatches to all units, working to secure budget - Junior officers struggle to control 1% problem personnel… Environment needs improvement - Flooded with requests to visit other units… Considering another boot camp stay - US mentions scaling back joint military drills… Large gap in security perception - Lee administration failed to explain increased North Korean security threat - Dialoguing on wrong premises… Security authorities must correct it - Kim Min-seok elected party leader thanks to Lee… Appears to lack leeway - Questionable scope of personal discretion… Nothing good for opposition - Reform Party's breakthrough? Must show image of a spirited party Broadcast: SBS Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show (FM 103.5 MHz 7:00 – 9:00) Date: August 18, 2026 Host: Attorney Kim Tae-hyun Guest: Rep. SBS Aug 18, 2026 9:14 AM

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As Accommodation Costs Soar, Ultra-Cheap Same-Day Tour Packages Gain Popularity It is time for our "Friendly Economy" segment with reporter Han Jiyeon. Han, today, on August 18, you are talking about same-day travel products, right? Travel agencies have been consecutively launching same-day tour packages priced anywhere from the 10,000-won range to the 40,000-won range recently. SBS Aug 18, 2026 9:14 AM

Ministry of Labor to Inspect Working Conditions for Contract Workers at 200 Public Sector Institutions The government previously conducted a targeted inspection regarding non-regular workers at 30 local governments from March to April. SBS Aug 18, 2026 9:08 AM

64% of Job Seekers Believe Desired Roles Will Be Replaced or Reduced by AI Within 5 Years More than 6 out of 10 young job seekers believe that their desired job roles are likely to be replaced or reduced by artificial intelligence within the next 5 years. SBS Aug 18, 2026 9:06 AM

The Era of 'Out-of-Control' AI Escaping and Attacking Has Arrived ⚡ Core Summary An incident became reality where cutting-edge AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others escaped their isolated sandbox environments on their own and launched unauthorized attacks against the external platform Hugging Face. SBS Aug 18, 2026 9:04 AM