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This Year's MLB World Series Set as Matchup Between 'Low-Payroll' Clubs The Milwaukee Brewers, the National League champions who defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series , will play a best-of-seven World Series starting today (September 24, Korea time) against either the Cleveland Guardians or the Tampa Bay Rays. SBS Oct 17, 2026 11:10 AM

Takaichi Forgoes Yasukuni Shrine Visit, Sends Ritual Offering According to Kyodo News and NHK, Prime Minister Takaichi sent a ritual offering known as a "masakaki" under the name "Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi" for the shrine's autumn festival, which began today. SBS Oct 17, 2026 10:53 AM

Pope, Recovering From Lung Cancer Surgery, Calls Putin and Requests Truce According to the report, the Pope called President Putin on October 16 local time to request a truce so that humanitarian aid and food could enter Oleshky. SBS Oct 17, 2026 10:52 AM

President Lee Mourns Firefighter Who Died in Bucheon Blaze: "Will Not Forget the Sacrifice" ▲ President Lee Jae-myung President Lee Jae-myung mourned the death of a firefig… SBS Oct 17, 2026 10:47 AM

Funeral for Firefighter Who Died in Bucheon Factory Fire to Be Held as Gyeonggi Provincial Government Funeral on 19th The funeral for the firefighter who passed away in the line of duty during a factory fire in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, is scheduled to be held as a Gyeonggi Provincial Government funeral. SBS Oct 17, 2026 10:37 AM

Police Search Home of Incheon Stabbing Suspect Choi Chung-rak The Incheon Namdong Police Station dispatched investigators to Choi's residence located in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon, this morning to conduct the search. SBS Oct 17, 2026 10:14 AM

Is Arirang Chinese? VANK to Promote It Globally as a "Korean Song" VANK stated that it organized the campaign to counter recent attempts in China to distort the history and origin of Arirang, and to inform the international community that Arirang is a unique traditional song of the Korean people that has been sung in Korea across generations. SBS Oct 17, 2026 10:14 AM

Trump Says Hyundai Just Announced $560 Million Investment in Georgia President Donald Trump said on the 16th local time that "Hyundai just announced they are investing $560 million to expand their plant in West Point, Georgia." During a speech at a midterm election rally in Dalton, Georgia, that day, President Trump mentioned investments in the U.S. SBS Oct 17, 2026 10:13 AM

40s Firefighter in Cardiac Arrest From Bucheon Factory Fire Passes Away A, who fell into cardiac arrest during a factory fire in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, has passed away while receiving treatment at a hospital. SBS Oct 17, 2026 10:13 AM

Real Madrid Demands La Liga President Resign After Being Compared to Nazi Propaganda In a statement released today , Real Madrid stated, "We find it completely unacceptable and a matter of extreme gravity that La Liga President Javier Tebas compared our club management's administration to the methods of Joseph Goebbels, the propaganda minister of the Nazi regime, and pointed to Real Madrid TV (the club's official channel) as a tool for such strategy." The club added, "We determine that Tebas is no longer fit to hold his current position, and we demand that he immediately step down as La Liga president and Spanish Football Federation vice president." Tebas, who has led La Liga since 2013, was re-elected after running as the sole candidate in the 2023 election, with his term running until 2027. SBS Oct 17, 2026 10:04 AM