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Man in 50s Who Stole Gold Bracelet From Following Woman Receives Suspended Sentence on Appeal The 1st Criminal Division of the Gwangju High Court's Jeonju branch (Presiding Judge Jung Moon-kyung) announced today that it overturned the lower court's sentence of two years and four months in prison for A, a 52-year-old indicted on charges including robbery, and sentenced him to two years in prison suspended for three years. SBS Aug 20, 2026 10:01 AM

Red Velvet WENDY Warns of Strong Legal Action Against Malicious Appearance Shaming and Harassment Singer WENDY, formerly of Red Velvet, has warned through her agency that she wil… SBS Star Aug 20, 2026 9:58 AM

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Will Kim Jong-un Respond This Time... and Where If It Happens? Despite U.S. President Trump's active overtures, North Korea is maintaining its silence for now. SBS Aug 20, 2026 9:57 AM

Man in 80s Detained and Forwarded to Prosecutors for Killing Son with Weapon in Family Dispute A is accused of stabbing his son, who is in his 50s, and his wife, who is in his 70s, with a weapon at their home in Gimje at 5:47 a.m. SBS Aug 20, 2026 9:54 AM

US Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Dies of Natural Causes at 101 After Final Meal Postponed Eight Times According to the BBC, officials at 60 West, a nursing facility in Connecticut, stated that Francis Clifford Smith, who was staying at the facility, passed away at the age of 101 in June. SBS Aug 20, 2026 9:50 AM

Trump Avoids Answering If Denuclearization Remains the Goal for U.S.-North Korea Talks President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump avoided giving a direct answer on local time the 19th when asked whether the goal of resuming dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un remains the "denuclearization of North Korea," instead stating, "I have a good relationship with Kim Jong-un." When asked at the White House that day, "Is the goal of resuming relations with Chairman Kim still denuclearization, and why do you think it will succeed this time?", President Trump replied, "I don't want to talk about that," and made the remarks. SBS Aug 20, 2026 9:42 AM

ICC Blasts US Sanctions as 'Flagrant Attack' on Judicial Independence If judicial actors are threatened for applying the law, what is put at risk is the international legal order itself." The ICC added, "We stand firmly by our staff and the victims of atrocities," vowing to faithfully carry out its mandate without being shaken by these sanctions. SBS Aug 20, 2026 9:37 AM

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Off-Duty Police Officer Disciplined After Stealing AirPods Revealed Through Automatic Connection A serving police officer accused of stealing someone else's AirPods at a gym has received a heavy disciplinary penalty. SBS Aug 20, 2026 9:34 AM

Israel Suddenly Opens Bidding for West Bank Settlement That Would Cut Territory in Two The E1 area is a 12-square-kilometer tract of land sandwiched between East Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, a large Jewish settlement in the West Bank. SBS Aug 20, 2026 9:34 AM

Israeli Military Admits to Shooting Vehicle Carrying 5-Year-Old Girl in Gaza The Israeli military has admitted, more than two years later, to opening fire on a vehicle carrying a 5-year-old girl in the Gaza Strip. SBS Aug 20, 2026 9:32 AM