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Ukraine on S. Korea's Recall of Ambassador: 'Diplomacy Must Prevail Over Emotions' The Ukrainian government has shown differences in position and put forth contrasting claims regarding whether there was a private agreement on sending North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea. SBS Oct 9, 2026 2:26 AM

Goldman Sachs Executives to Receive $500 Million in Special Stock Awards, CEO to Get $100 Million investment bank Goldman Sachs is awarding a total of $500 million, exceeding 670 billion won, in special stock compensation to its top executives. SBS Oct 9, 2026 2:20 AM

Coupang Suffers Late-Night Access Outage Due to "IT System Error" At around 1:00 a.m. today , the Coupang and Coupang Eats applications experienced issues where screens failed to display properly or user information such as login data could not be loaded. SBS Oct 9, 2026 1:52 AM

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Nuri's True Challenge Begins Now: "Heading to the Moon in 3 Years" With the successful 5th launch of the Nuri rocket, South Korea's reliability in the space industry has grown even stronger. SBS Oct 9, 2026 1:20 AM

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Bill Proposed to Disclose May 18 Merit Recipients Sparks Backlash, Opposition Vows to Block "Secondary Harm" People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jin-sook, who previously sparked controversy by organizing a forum that disparaged the May 18 Democratization Movement, has now introduced related bills, triggering fresh repercussions. SBS Oct 9, 2026 1:11 AM

Nobel Laureate Anne Carson: 'Perhaps Poetry is More Useful Than Prose Right Now' I think they are all crazy." Carson, a dual citizen who acquired Icelandic citizenship in 2022, heard the news of her Nobel Prize win in Iceland. SBS Oct 9, 2026 1:07 AM

"Economy Is the Issue"... Democrats Focus on "Inflation," Republicans on "Tax Cuts" in Midterm Ads President Trump waves during a midterm campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas Ahead of the U.S. SBS Oct 9, 2026 1:06 AM

UK Proposes Germany Join Joint Fighter Jet Development Project Following a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin that day, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said, "Germany is open to participating in GCAP (Global Combat Air Programme)," adding, "This is a matter we intend to advance together with our partners Italy and Germany." GCAP is a fighter jet development project being pursued by the UK, Japan, and Italy with the goal of deployment by 2035. SBS Oct 9, 2026 1:05 AM

US Loses and Damages 81 Military Aircraft in Iran Conflict... Losses Up to KRW 4.4 Trillion military MQ-9 Reaper drone The United States suffered damage or destruction to 81 military aircraft during the conflict with Iran, incurring losses of up to $3.3 billion, or approximately KRW 4.43 trillion, CNN reported on the 8th local time, citing a Congressional Research Service report. SBS Oct 9, 2026 1:04 AM

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Appellate Court Overturns Lower Ruling in 'Half-Achilles Tendon' Case: Order to Compensate Difference The National Health Insurance Service has been continuing its lawsuits against companies that received health insurance benefits even after supplying only half of the Achilles tendon required for patient transplants. SBS Oct 9, 2026 1:01 AM