{
  "id": 10711706,
  "title": "Legion of Honour: Police investigate corruption claims for France’s top award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/legion-of-honour-police-investigate-corruption-claims-for-frances-top",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T14:43:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260929-legion-of-honour-police-investigate-corruption-claims-for-france-s-top-award"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "French police took a top general into custody last week as part of an ongoing probe into potential bribery among the selection committee for the country’s highest decoration, the Legion of Honour. Investigations centre on possible payoffs for awards including expansive meals, holidays and thousands of euros in cash.",
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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."
}