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Israel Strikes Syria, Dealing Another Blow to Trump's Middle East Vision Israel carried out an airstrike on a military airport in northwestern Syria on the 18th local time, which analysts say has further distanced the realization of U.S. SBS Aug 19, 2026 11:20 AM

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Trump's 'Drill Reduction' Gesture Ignored? North Korea Reacts With Warning of 'War Threshold' North Korea has reacted strongly to the South Korea-U.S. joint Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, stating, "The exercise of our self-defensive rights to thoroughly neutralize the enemies' military threats will be expressed in even clearer actions." In a commentary released today , North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency stated, "It is necessary to respond to the increasingly evolving threatening actions of the adversaries with newly evolved strength." KCNA added, "Adversaries that infringe upon and threaten the sovereign security of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will constantly remain within the crosshairs of annihilating retaliatory means," and noted, "All aggressive war exercises by enemy states will never bring about the results desired by their perpetrators." However, the agency made no specific mention of the recent "appeasement" gestures toward North Korea by U.S. SBS Aug 19, 2026 11:12 AM

Ahn Bo-hyun Shines in 'Flex X Cop 2' with Unstoppable, Lovable Swagger Ahn Bo-hyun of "Flex X Cop 2" has captured living rooms across the nation with his uniquely lovable swagger. SBS Star Aug 19, 2026 11:10 AM

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Ordered to Do 100 Push-Ups Despite Pleas to Stop, Soldier Suffers Rhabdomyolysis and Cola-Colored Urine Forced to do 100 push-ups. A military officer suspected of coercing a soldier into push-ups to the point of causing his muscles to break down has been handed over to military prosecutors. SBS Aug 19, 2026 11:09 AM

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"Boss, Sell Me This Trash": A Brilliant Idea That Revitalized a Quiet Rural Village Onions harvested in early summer are stacked neatly. Cho Ga-ram, a CEO of a cosmetics company based in Seoul who was born and raised in Iksan, turned her attention to discarded onion peels. SBS Aug 19, 2026 11:06 AM

Kim Min-seok on Chief Justice's Written Nomination: "Cho Hee-dae is on the Path of an Insurrection Accomplice... Step Down" ▲ Democratic Party of Korea Supreme Council Member Kim Min-seok speaks during a … SBS Aug 19, 2026 11:06 AM

US DoD: S. Korea-US Joint Exercises Significantly Scaled Down, But No Setbacks to Readiness Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth The U.S. Department of Defense officially announced on the 18th local time that, following instructions from President Donald Trump, it has significantly scaled down the joint South Korea-U.S. SBS Aug 19, 2026 11:04 AM

NASA Releases Photos of Crater Formed by Falcon 9 Rocket Debris Impact on Moon National Aeronautics and Space Administration released photos on the 18th of a crater created when a rocket booster that once carried a lunar lander crashed into the lunar surface. SBS Aug 19, 2026 11:03 AM

Lee Seok-yeon: "Severe State Affairs Chaos and Division; President Lee Should Leave Democratic Party" Appearing on MBC's "100-Minute Debate" the previous day, Chairperson Lee made the remarks, saying, "Now that the Democratic Party's national convention has concluded, you should leave the party." Explaining the reasoning, he stated, "The ruling party is competing over who is closer to the president, while the opposition party is taking a sharply opposing stance against the president and the government. SBS Aug 19, 2026 11:02 AM

Kim Jung-kwan, U.S. Commerce Secretary Hold Two-Day Talks... Focusing on Coordinating U.S. Investments Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on August 17–18 to intensively discuss strategic investment projects in the U.S. SBS Aug 19, 2026 11:00 AM