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  "id": 10683679,
  "title": "Italy distances Egypt from verdict over Giulio Regeni as opposition attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/italy-distances-egypt-from-verdict-over-giulio-regeni-as-opposition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T11:46:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/italy-distances-egypt-verdict-over-giulio-regeni-opposition-attacks"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Crispian Balmer ROME, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Italy signalled on Tuesday it wanted to avoid a diplomatic rupture with Egypt after three Egyptian security officials were found guilty in absentia of the 2016 kidnapping of student Giulio Regeni, who was killed after his abduction. \"There has been a conviction. Egypt has not been convicted, three people have been convicted,\" Foreign Minister Antonio…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Italy convicts three Egyptian officials over 2016 kidnapping of Giulio Regeni",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/italy-convicts-three-egyptian-officials-over-2016-kidnapping-of",
        "published": "2026-09-29T06:31:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}