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  "title": "‘Kim Jong Un a friend’: Trump's reasoning on why North Korea can have nuclear weapons but Iran cannot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/kim-jong-un-a-friend-trumps-reasoning-on-why-north-korea-can-have",
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  "published": "2026-09-30T04:57:43.000Z",
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  "summary": "Donald Trump said North Korea had a “pretty large” nuclear arsenal and blamed previous US administrations for failing to stop its nuclear programme.",
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        "published": "2026-09-30T03:13:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "North Korea denies South's claim, calls DMZ blast a 'farce'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/north-korea-denies-souths-claim-calls-dmz-blast-a-farce",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/south-korea-made-no-military-aid-pledge-to-ukraine-over-transfer-of",
        "published": "2026-09-30T05:16:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "North Korea slams South's claim it was behind DMZ mine blasts, calling it a 'farce'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/north-korea-slams-souths-claim-it-was-behind-dmz-mine-blasts-calling",
        "published": "2026-09-30T05:23:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "North Korea Denies South's Claim, Calls DMZ Blast a 'Farce'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/north-korea-denies-souths-claim-calls-dmz-blast-a-farce-10869360",
        "published": "2026-09-30T05:28:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "South Korea says Zelenskyy’s revelation of a secret POW transfer was likely a play for more support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/south-korea-says-zelenskyys-revelation-of-a-secret-pow-transfer-was",
        "published": "2026-09-30T06:57:13.000Z"
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