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"North Korea Appears Interested in Dialogue," But Seoul Rejects Nuclear State Status South Korea's government assesses that North Korea appears genuinely interested in dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington. SBS Aug 21, 2026 6:11 AM

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Kim Yo-jong Calls Seoul's Situation 'Pitiful,' Criticizes President Lee Jae-myung for 'Dual Behavior' North Korea's Workers' Party Deputy Department Director Kim Yo-jong has reacted to the scaling back of South Korea-U.S. SBS Aug 21, 2026 6:09 AM

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Kim Yo-jong Mocks Seoul Over Early End to Drills, Criticizes President Lee's "Dual Rhetoric" Following U.S. President Trump's directive, the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises are wrapping up early today . SBS Aug 21, 2026 6:09 AM

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Morning Wide: Today's Major News 1. North Korea's Kim Yo-jong Mocks South Korea Over Scaled-Down US-South Korea Drills, Calling It "Pitiable" North Korea's Workers' Party Department Director Kim Yo-jong issued a statement last night mocking South Korea as being in a pathetic and pitiable situation for scaling down the joint South Korea-U.S. SBS Aug 21, 2026 6:06 AM

President Lee Jae-myung Presides Over First Anti-Corruption Policy Council to Tighten Official Discipline The Anti-Corruption Policy Council operates as a consultative body designed to go beyond individual ministries responding to separate corruption cases, reviewing anti-corruption policies at the pan-governmental level and discussing directions for improvement. SBS Aug 21, 2026 5:39 AM

US Committed to Defending Homeland and Allies Against North Korean Missiles military stated on the 20th regarding North Korea's ballistic missile provocation, "Based on our current assessment, these events do not pose an immediate threat to U.S. SBS Aug 21, 2026 5:37 AM

US Treasury Secretary: Buybacks Can Exceed $4 Billion Per Operation... We Have Many Policy Tools Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated on the 20th that the scale of Treasury buybacks could exceed 4 billion dollars (approx. SBS Aug 21, 2026 5:33 AM

Oil Prices Rise Over 2% Amid U.S. Moves to Step Up Economic Pressure on Iran On this day, the closing price for October delivery Brent crude futures on the ICE Futures Exchange rose 2.36% from the previous session to $93.78. SBS Aug 21, 2026 5:31 AM

Parent Who Abused and Cursed at School Staff 274 Times Sentenced to Prison A is accused of calling 21 school staff members from an elementary school in Okcheon, the Okcheon Office of Education, and the North Chungcheong Office of Education 274 times between September 2023 and March of last year to hurl insults and scream, while A's child, B, was enrolled there. SBS Aug 21, 2026 5:30 AM

Mastermind of 38 Billion Won Hacking Scheme Targeting BTS Member Jungkook and Tycoons Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison The mastermind behind a hacking organization that stole 38 billion won by using the stolen identities of wealthy individuals in South Korea, including BTS member Jung Kook and major conglomerate chairmen, has been sentenced to a heavy prison term in the first trial. SBS Aug 21, 2026 5:29 AM