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  "id": 10689764,
  "title": "French far-right leader Bardella says filed lawsuit over anti-Semitic remarks claim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/french-far-right-leader-bardella-says-filed-lawsuit-over-anti-semitic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T11:37:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260929-french-far-right-leader-bardella-says-filed-lawsuit-over-anti-semitic-remarks-claim"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "French far-right leader Jordan Bardella said on Monday he had filed a defamation lawsuit against investigative website Mediapart over a report alleging he made antisemitic remarks in private messages over a decade ago, saying the story was an effort to \"destabilise\" campaigning ahead of next year's election. The 31-year-old leads the far-right National Rally party which is seeking to clear its…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Far-right Le Pen and hard-left Melenchon seen reaching French presidential run-off, poll shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/far-right-le-pen-and-hard-left-melenchon-seen-reaching-french",
        "published": "2026-09-28T11:56:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Poll shows French far-right leader Marine Le Pen widening lead ahead of 2027 presidential vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/poll-shows-french-far-right-leader-marine-le-pen-widening-lead-ahead",
        "published": "2026-09-28T12:28:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "French far-right's Bardella denies alleged 2013 antisemitic comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/french-far-rights-bardella-denies-alleged-2013-antisemitic-comments-10465566",
        "published": "2026-09-28T14:30:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local France",
        "title": "French far-right's Bardella denies alleged 2013 antisemitic comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/french-far-rights-bardella-denies-alleged-2013-antisemitic-comments",
        "published": "2026-09-28T14:34:48.000Z"
      }
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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."
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