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PPP Lawmaker Lee Jin-suk Files Complaint Against DP's Kim Min-seok Over 'Female Hitler' Remark ▲ People Power Party Lawmaker Lee Jin-suk People Power Party Lawmaker Lee Jin-su… SBS Aug 24, 2026 11:08 AM

US Treasury Chief Warns of "Economic D-Day" for Iran, Likens Operation to D-Day Landings Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned in a British newspaper op-ed that countries failing to cooperate with the operation to economically isolate Iran will become a "global pariah." British daily the Financial Times published an op-ed by Secretary Bessent on the 23rd titled "An Economic D-Day is Coming for Iran." In the article, Secretary Bessent stated that the economic D-Day will be "the largest single financial offensive ever mobilized against a hostile nation." He warned against complicity with such nations, pointing out that "the self-deception of frightened nations, who still believe that accommodating acts of aggression can secure a sustainable peace," has become the final refuge of the Iranian regime. SBS Aug 24, 2026 11:08 AM

PPP Deliberates, Delays Vote on Direct Election System for Local Party Chapter Heads; Rescheduling for 27th The People Power Party has withheld its decision on the plan pushed by Leader Jang Dong-hyuk to entirely re-elect all 254 local party chapter heads nationwide during today's Supreme Council meeting. SBS Aug 24, 2026 11:07 AM

Rep. Kim Jae-seop: "Small Businesses Face 700 Billion Won Tax Burden Increase Over 5 Years" ... Analysis of Tax Revision Plan The final plan is expected to be finalized soon following revisions incorporating various opinions gathered during the legislative notice period. SBS Aug 24, 2026 11:05 AM

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Judge in 'Myeong Tae-gyun Case' Suspended for Three Months After Accepting Golf Trip Expenses from Acquaintance on Trial An active presiding judge who had multiple overseas trips with expenses paid by an acquaintance currently on trial has been given a disciplinary suspension. SBS Aug 24, 2026 11:01 AM

Takaichi Cabinet's Approval Ratings Hit Successive Lows Despite 'Food Consumption Tax Cut' Card According to a poll conducted by the Yomiuri Shimbun from August 21 to 23 among 1,031 people aged 18 and older and released on August 24, the approval rating for the Takaichi Cabinet stood at 56%, down 1 percentage point from 57% in the previous month's survey. SBS Aug 24, 2026 11:00 AM

BIGBANG Celebrates 20 Years of K-Pop Royalty with Epic Goyang Concert BIGBANG, who shook up the music scene two decades ago, put on a stellar performance proving why they remain the kings of K-pop even after twenty years. SBS Star Aug 24, 2026 10:57 AM

Kian84 Heads to Midwinter Daegwallyeong... 'Kian's Bizarre B&B Season 2' Confirmed for Release on September 22 Kian84, who has transformed into a "guesthouse owner," is turning his bizarre imagination into reality once again over the snowfields of midwinter Daegwallyeong. SBS Entertainment News Aug 24, 2026 10:52 AM

Man in 20s Who Posted False Stabbing Threat at Yatap Station Ordered to Pay 14.84 Million Won to State This marks the court's first ruling since the police filed a damage compensation lawsuit to hold individuals accountable for wasting public security resources due to online threatening posts. SBS Aug 24, 2026 10:50 AM

70-in-Your-70s Man Jailed for Siphoning Fuel from Parked Cars and Tampering with License Plates Chuncheon District Court announced on the 22nd that Judge Koh Bum-jin, presiding over Criminal Single Division 2, sentenced A, a 76-year-old man indicted on charges of violating the Automobile Management Act, theft, illegal use of public symbols, and exercising illegally used public symbols, to one year in prison. SBS Aug 24, 2026 10:48 AM