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The 'Silent Witness' with Only a Head Left... Why It's Heading to the U.S. After 16 Years The trip aims to inform the world of the tragedy of the atomic bombing and the importance of nuclear disarmament, coinciding with the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons review conference to be held in New York, U.S., this November. SBS Sep 30, 2026 5:05 PM

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"2 Million Won a Month! What Do You Mean 'Unpaid'?"... Bae Hyun-jin Again Targets JYP's Expenses People Power Party Lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin has criticized singer Park Jin-young, who serves as co-chair of the Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange, over his remarks claiming he works "without pay." Bae, a member of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, posted on her social media account under the title "Words That Didn't Need to Be Said, Words I Don't Know Why Were Said," stating, "I confirmed through government budget disbursement records that Co-chair Park is receiving monthly expenses, overseas travel expenses, and even staff support, rather than engaging in 'unpaid volunteer work.'" According to budget execution data Bae obtained from the Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange, Park has received approximately 2 million won every month in position-related operating expenses since November of last year, and separately received and used a corporate credit card for business operations. SBS Sep 30, 2026 5:04 PM

US Military Concludes 23-Year Iraq War, Closes Erbil Base on Sept. 30 Flag The U.S. military is closing the Erbil base in Iraq's Kurdistan region and withdrawing from the country on the 30th . SBS Sep 30, 2026 4:58 PM

Life Imprisonment Sought in Appeal for Yang Min-jun, Killer of Upstairs Neighbor Over Inter-Floor Noise During the sentencing hearing held at the Daejeon High Court today , prosecutors requested a sentence of life imprisonment along with 30 years of wearing a location-tracking electronic device. SBS Sep 30, 2026 4:49 PM

Turning Mockery into Memes: How Rapper Swings Won Over the Public and Charted a New Path With the rise of social media, so-called cancel culture has reached its peak. Cancel culture refers to a phenomenon where an individual faces collective ostracization, rejection, and backlash when their past or present statements, actions, or beliefs are deemed socially unacceptable. SBS Star Sep 30, 2026 4:47 PM

Did Iran Lose Its Leverage? "Middle East Crude Exports at 98% of Pre-War Levels" According to the report, JPMorgan's global commodities research team, led by Natasha Kaneva, estimated in a recent report that Middle Eastern crude exports are averaging 17.5 million barrels per day. SBS Sep 30, 2026 4:47 PM

Exporters' Dollar Selling Overrides Rising US Yields; Won-Dollar Exchange Rate Falls by 3.9 Won to Low 1,350 Won Range On this day, the Kospi closed down 32.77 points at 6,838.04. Despite the soaring US Treasury yields, the won-dollar exchange rate fell today due to heavy dollar-selling orders from exporters and caution surrounding potential market intervention by Japanese foreign exchange authorities. SBS Sep 30, 2026 4:44 PM

Construction Begins on 'K-Bio Lab Hub' in Songdo, Incheon... 'Supporting Growth of Bio Startups' Modeled after LabCentral, a bio venture support organization in Boston, USA, the K-Bio Lab Hub was established to foster the growth of startup companies in this field. SBS Sep 30, 2026 4:41 PM

Cable Ties at Center of Botched Investigation Not Recognized as Evidence On the 30th, the 13th Criminal Division of the Gwangju District Court sentenced Jang Yoon-ki, who was indicted on charges including rape and murder, to life imprisonment, ruling that the prosecution's claim that the defendant attempted to bind the victim's wrists and ankles with cable ties is difficult to accept. SBS Sep 30, 2026 4:40 PM

Life Sentence for Jang Yoon-ki, Who Murdered High School Girl; Court Rules 'Must Be Isolated From Society' of Sexual Crimes, enters the courtroom at the Gwangju District Court on the afternoon of the 30th for his sentencing hearing. SBS Sep 30, 2026 4:39 PM