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Russia Warns Against Supporting Ukraine Amid Reports of Captured North Korean Soldiers Heading to South Korea In an interview published on the 25th , Rudenko stated, "Our principled position that South Korea's military assistance to Kyiv will inevitably have a negative impact on South Korea-Russia relations has been repeatedly conveyed to Seoul through diplomatic channels." He added, "We expect South Korea to continue maintaining this stance." TASS explained that this remark was a comment on media reports that South Korea has refused to provide air defense systems to Ukraine. SBS Sep 25, 2026 5:34 PM

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Presidential Office: Ukraine Notified Seoul Before Announcing Repatriation of North Korean Prisoners, but It Was Not Clear A senior official at the Presidential Office stated regarding the surprise public announcement of the repatriation of two North Korean prisoners of war through Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's UN speech that the Ukrainian side had informed them prior to the speech that there would be a mention related to the prisoners, and the government was aware of it. SBS Sep 25, 2026 5:21 PM

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Trump Offers a "Surprise Gift" to Xi Jinping... Warm and Friendly State Dinner [Baro-e News] U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized bilateral friendship at a state dinner held at the White House. SBS Sep 25, 2026 5:07 PM

South Korea Wins Bronze in Men's Team Foil Fencing The South Korean men's foil fencing team has won the bronze medal in the team event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. SBS Sep 25, 2026 5:06 PM

Saudi Oil Export Rerouting Overwhelms Gulf of Oman, Tanker Charter Rates Surge Amid recent attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, Saudi Arabia has rerouted crude export volumes away from the Red Sea, causing maritime transfer infrastructure for Middle Eastern crude passing through the Strait of Hormuz to reach its capacity limit. SBS Sep 25, 2026 5:03 PM

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"If People Harbor Resentment Over Real Estate, That Administration...": Hong Joon-pyo's 'Doubts' Toward Lee Jae-myung Government In public opinion polls on President Lee Jae-myung's job performance, real estate is most frequently cited as the reason for negative evaluations. SBS Sep 25, 2026 5:02 PM

Four-Vehicle Collision on Nambusunhwan Road in Bangbae-dong, Seocho-gu During Chuseok Holiday Leaves 5 Hospitalized today , which is Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day). Five people, including drivers, were transported to hospitals as a result of the accident. SBS Sep 25, 2026 4:45 PM

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S. Korea Wins Bronze in Men's Team Foil, Falling Short of 3rd Straight Asian Games Title South Korea's men's foil fencing team won the bronze medal in the team event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, falling short of securing its third consecutive championship. SBS Sep 25, 2026 4:39 PM

Beyond ChatGPT, Claude Solidifies No. 2 Spot Among AI Apps in Korea 2 spot behind ChatGPT in both monthly active users and new installations within the domestic mobile AI app market. SBS Sep 25, 2026 4:30 PM

Taiwan Responds Backlash Against Xi Jinping's Demand to Oppose "Taiwan Independence" side to maintain its stance against "Taiwan independence" during the U.S.-China summit, the Taiwanese government pushed back, stating, "This is a tactic used by China to distort facts and unilaterally convey its own positions and arguments." In a statement posted on its official website today , Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs addressed Xi's demand for the U.S. SBS Sep 25, 2026 4:26 PM