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US Republican Lawmaker Questions Trump's Reduction of South Korea-US Joint Exercises, Urges Restoration Appearing on the weekend current affairs TV program Bloomberg This Week on the 22nd local time, Representative McCormick, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, stated, "I hope this measure is temporary." Regarding South Korea, McCormick emphasized, "We need to ensure that they maintain a closer relationship with us," adding that relations between South Korea and "other countries that basically want to practice communism" should not be allowed to become closer than its relationship with the US. SBS Aug 23, 2026 7:31 AM

Iran Warns Countries Not to Join US 'Economic War,' Threatens to Treat Participants as Enemies economic sanctions against it as an enemy. According to AFP, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, stated during a broadcast on Iranian state television on the 22nd local time, "We declare to all countries: do not participate in the 'economic war' waged by the United States," adding, "We will consider any nation that takes part in imposing economic sanctions as an enemy." Earlier on the 19th, U.S. SBS Aug 23, 2026 7:26 AM

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Scorching Heat Defies 'Cheoseo' Solar Term; Yangsan Reaches 36°C, Gwangju 35°C Today is Cheoseo, one of the 24 solar terms, which traditionally signifies that the intense summer heat is fading and a cool autumn is approaching. SBS Aug 23, 2026 7:17 AM

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Fire Breaks Out at Bangeojin Live Fish Center in Dong-gu, Ulsan; No Casualties Reported A fire broke out at the Bangeojin Live Fish Center in Dong-gu, Ulsan, late last night at around 10:40 PM and was extinguished in about an hour and a half. SBS Aug 23, 2026 7:14 AM

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Police Officer Arrested for Falsely Closing Missing Person Case... "Found to Have Done Same in Past" Police urgently arrested a police officer yesterday on charges of falsely closing a missing person case in Jeju. SBS Aug 23, 2026 7:13 AM

'Unanswered Questions' Explores Brutal Gyeongsan Murder Case and Psychological Profile of the Perpetrator Why did nude killer Jung Jae-hwan brutally murder his friend? On the August 22 broadcast of the SBS investigative program "Unanswered Questions," the show traced the truth behind the Gyeongsan friend murder case under the subtitle "The Nude Killer and the Live Broadcast of Death - Why Did Jung Jae-hwan Kill His Friend?" In the early morning of July 4, a brutal murder took place at an apartment in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, where a man killed his friend of the same age. SBS Star Aug 23, 2026 7:10 AM

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President Lee Says, 'How Devastated He Must Have Been by Political Prosecutors' Indictment' Following the acquittal of former Democratic Party lawmaker Roh Woong-rae, who was put on trial on charges of receiving illegal political funds, in both the first and second trials, President Lee Jae-myung stated, "How devastating it must have been to face indictment by political prosecutors and the stripping of your political life," adding that he will ensure innocent citizens are no longer victimized by the abuse of state power. SBS Aug 23, 2026 7:10 AM

Sweltering Heat Continues Despite Cheoseo... Showers in Parts of the Country Despite Cheoseo, the seasonal term indicating that the heat is subsiding, hot and humid weather is set to continue with showers falling across various parts of the country. SBS Aug 23, 2026 7:03 AM

The Hidden Truth Behind the Hotel Murder in 'Flex X Cop 2' and a Looming Showdown The truth behind the hotel murder case has been revealed. On the SBS Friday-Saturday drama "Flex X Cop Season 2" (hereafter "Flex X Cop 2") broadcast on the 22nd, the truth about the murder of Oh Min-young came to light. SBS Star Aug 23, 2026 6:48 AM

Fire Breaks Out at House in Gwangsi-myeon, Yesan-gun, South Chungcheong Province... Two Injured today . The fire was extinguished in about an hour and a half, and a woman in her 60s and a man in her 60s who were inside the house sustained minor injuries, including smoke inhalation and first-degree burns, and were transported to a hospital. SBS Aug 23, 2026 4:55 AM