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HL Anyang Defeats Kobe behind Kim Sang-yeop's Multiple Goals for 2nd Straight Win HL Anyang defeated Stars Kobe 7-4 in the seventh game of the 2026-2027 Asia League Ice Hockey regular season away match held today at the Kobe Port Island Sports Center in Japan. SBS Oct 17, 2026 6:35 PM

Judoka Huh Mimi Wins 5th Consecutive National Sports Festival Title in Women's 57kg Division Competing in the final of the women's general 57kg division at the 107th National Sports Festival held at the Namnyeong High School Gymnasium in Jeju Island today , Huh claimed the gold medal by defeating Kim Joo-hee with an ippon via hold-down . SBS Oct 17, 2026 6:33 PM

Perennial Underdogs Samsung Start Pro Basketball Season with 5-Game Winning Streak Samsung extended its winning streak to five games from the start of the season by defeating Wonju DB Promy in an away match during the 2026-2027 KCC Professional Basketball regular season held at the Wonju DB Promy Arena today . SBS Oct 17, 2026 6:32 PM

Choi Hye-jin and Amy Yang Take 1st and 2nd Places in Round 3 of LPGA Shanghai Tournament Choi shot a 3-under-par 69 with four birdies and one bogey in the third round of the tournament held today at Qizhong Garden Golf Club in Shanghai, China. SBS Oct 17, 2026 6:30 PM

Belarus Opens Embassy in North Korea, Aims to Develop Mutually Beneficial Relations Belarus has opened an embassy in North Korea this month, US-based North Korea-focused media outlet NK News reported on the 17th, citing an announcement from the Belarusian Foreign Ministry. SBS Oct 17, 2026 6:29 PM

Anthropic Used 21 Korean Books, Including 'Human Acts', for AI Training Without Permission artificial intelligence company Anthropic used English-translated books by Korean authors, including Han Kang and Hwang Sok-yong, without authorization to train its AI chatbot, Claude. SBS Oct 17, 2026 6:28 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Offer Ritual Artifact at Yasukuni Shrine Instead of Visiting According to Kyodo News and NHK, Prime Minister Takaichi offered a ritual artifact known as a masakaki under the name "Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi" on the occasion of the shrine's autumn festival, which began today. SBS Oct 17, 2026 5:50 PM

Suspect in Road Rage Attack Caught After Police Track Social Media The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency's metropolitan investigation unit and the Icheon Police Station announced today that they have emergency-arrested a 21-year-old daily laborer of Kazakhstan nationality, surnamed A, on charges including special intimidation and property damage, and plan to apply for an arrest warrant. SBS Oct 17, 2026 5:47 PM

Into the Flames 20 Minutes Before Off-Duty… Leaving Behind a Daughter Set for Elementary School Sounds of weeping echoed continuously at the wake of the late Fire Inspector Kim Jin-seok, who died in the line of duty during a fire at a metal injection printing factory in Nae-dong, Ojeong-gu, Bucheon, the previous day. SBS Oct 17, 2026 5:33 PM

Kim Min-seok Requests Apology over Choo Mi-ae's 'Fiscal Straw' Remark: "Apologizing on Behalf of the Party" ▲ Democratic Party of Korea Leader Kim Min-seok Kim Min-seok, leader of the Demo… SBS Oct 17, 2026 5:23 PM