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Russia Strikes Kyiv Airport Ahead of US Envoy Visit, Saying War Situation Is Unfavorable to Ukraine President Donald Trump, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff Russia carried out an airstrike on an airport in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv just before a U.S. SBS Sep 5, 2026 7:57 PM

Europe's Housing Crisis Worsened by Tourists: EU Moves to Regulate Airbnb and Others According to foreign media outlets including AFP on the 4th , the European Commission is preparing to provide European cities with new legal tools to restrict short-term rental services like Airbnb in response to the severe housing shortage, and plans to unveil a draft bill containing the relevant regulations on the 9th. SBS Sep 5, 2026 7:42 PM

SBS 8 News Preview for September 5 SBS 8 News Tonight's SBS 8 News will report on the following stories: ▶ Nepal-ROK Rescue Team Rescues 1 Chinese National.. SBS Sep 5, 2026 7:41 PM

Yeouinaru Station Bypassed as Crowds Flock to Seoul Fireworks Festival Subway trains on Line 5 are currently bypassing Yeouinaru Station without stopping as massive crowds flock to the Seoul World Fireworks Festival venue around Hangang Park in Yeouido this evening. SBS Sep 5, 2026 6:55 PM

DP Urges Han Dong-hoon to Reveal Source of Transcript: 'Is This Prosecution Investigative Data?' ▲ Kim Seung-won, nominee for Minister of Justice The Democratic Party actively … SBS Sep 5, 2026 6:54 PM

Kim Seung-won Refutes Allegations of Unlawful Lobbying for Clinical Trials, Claiming Ignorance of Fabricated Animal Tests Kim's confirmation preparation team released a statement today , explaining, "Some media outlets claim that the nominee engaged in 'poison lobbying,' but this distorts the facts and the parties responsible." The nominee's side asserted that Kim was unaware that Genencel, the pharmaceutical company involved in the allegations, had omitted and fabricated animal testing data, and added that the approval process for the clinical trial plan was not unusually fast. SBS Sep 5, 2026 6:53 PM

Seoul Fireworks Festival Crowds Prompt Non-Stop Train Passes at Yeouinaru Station Seoul Metro announced that both inbound and outbound trains passing through Yeouinaru Station have been bypassing the station since around 6:11 p.m. SBS Sep 5, 2026 6:48 PM

Iran Media: "Explosion Sounds Heard Near Kharg Island... Cause Unidentified" Fars reported via Telegram at 11:04 a.m. local time that "several explosion sounds were heard an hour ago in the Persian Gulf near Kharg Island," adding that "neither smoke nor flames were observed in the sky or on the water's surface." It also noted that "no official and precise information regarding the cause and source of the explosion sounds has been released so far." The previous day, U.S. SBS Sep 5, 2026 6:48 PM

Father in Cardiac Arrest After Saving Son in Creek, Rescuer Also Hospitalized At around 10:32 a.m. today , a father in his 40s who was trying to rescue his elementary school-aged son, who had fallen into a creek in Sugok-ri, Geunnam-myeon, Uljin-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, and another man in his 40s who helped him, were rescued in a state of cardiac arrest. SBS Sep 5, 2026 6:47 PM

Casualties Reported as Strong Winds Batter Jeju for Second Day According to the Jeju Regional Meteorological Administration, Jeju is experiencing strong northeasterly winds driven by a steep pressure gradient between a high-pressure system moving eastward from northeastern China and a southern low-pressure system formed by Typhoon Krovan. SBS Sep 5, 2026 6:47 PM