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  "title": "New book explores the making of the modern Middle East",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/new-book-explores-the-making-of-the-modern-middle-east",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T22:49:29.000Z",
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  "summary": "A new book, \"The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East, explores how the region got to such a level of instability. The book's author, Simon Sebag Montefiore, joins \"The Takeout\" to discuss.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Oil prices settle down 2.5pct on signs Middle East exports recovering",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/oil-prices-settle-down-2-5pct-on-signs-middle-east-exports-recovering",
        "published": "2026-09-30T00:10:47.000Z"
      }
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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."
}