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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Approval Rating Slumps to 10 Percent... EU Member States Prepare for Exit Scenarios European Union member states are reportedly preparing contingency plans in case Chancellor Merz steps down. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:44 PM

Belgium Faces Turmoil Over Asylum Request by Former Islamic Terrorist Leader According to The Brussels Times on October 2, Fouad Belkacem, a 44-year-old Moroccan national who led the Islamic terrorist group Sharia4Belgium and is currently imprisoned, recently requested refugee status from the Belgian government ahead of the expiration of his sentence next May. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:43 PM

Europe Discusses Additional Strategic Petroleum Reserve Release Amid Trump Pressure administration under Donald Trump to release stockpiled diesel, held an emergency meeting on October 2, local time, to discuss countermeasures. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:34 PM

Is Iran's Grip Weakening? Hormuz LNG Ship Crossings Hit Peak Last Month According to the report, S&P Global Energy tallied a total of 19 LNG cargo vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz last month. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:33 PM

South Korea Advances to Rhythmic Gymnastics Team All-Around Final in 4th Place Today , South Korea scored a combined total of 47.200 points across two apparatuses at the rhythmic gymnastics team all-around preliminaries of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Rainbow Hall of the Nagoya City Gymnasium in Japan, taking fourth place among the 10 competing teams. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:32 PM

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Female Death Row Inmate Survives Two Lethal Injection Doses, Execution Suspended [On-Site Video] A female death row inmate in the United States, condemned to death for a murder committed 31 years ago, survived after receiving two lethal injection doses during her execution process. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:24 PM

Moreno's South Korea Play Out Goalless Draw Against 48th-Ranked Venezuela The South Korean national football team, led by manager Robert Moreno, played to a scoreless draw against Venezuela. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:18 PM

Pyeongchang Unified Team Member Cho Su-ji Elected as First South Korean Vice President of International Ice Hockey Federation Cho won the election for Asian regional vice president at the IIHF Congress held in Tenerife, Spain, today , securing 60 votes (a 51.28% approval rate). SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:14 PM

Korean Film Producers Guild and Society of Cinematographers Express Concerns Regarding "The Assassin(s)" The Producers Guild of Korea and the Korean Society of Cinematographers have each released official statements regarding the controversy surrounding the film "The Assassin," expressing concern that the debate is escalating beyond the work itself into threats against the production crew. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:10 PM

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Temperatures Plunge Again Tomorrow Morning... Rain Expected Late in the Holiday As we enter October, the air has turned noticeably chilly in the mornings and evenings. SBS Oct 2, 2026 10:06 PM