{
  "id": 10904759,
  "title": "Belgian minister Theo Francken warns Europe: 'Everything has to go faster' on defence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/belgian-minister-theo-francken-warns-europe-everything-has-to-go",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T08:59:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
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    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/belgian-minister-theo-francken-warns-europe-everything-has-to-go-faster-on-defence"
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  "summary": "Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken told the Euronews Defence Summit in Brussels that Europe faces a “dark winter” of Russian hybrid attacks and urgently needs stronger air defences, describing Russia as the biggest threat to Belgium’s security.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Europe’s defence industry ‘not ready’ for rearmament push, Estonian MEP warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/europes-defence-industry-not-ready-for-rearmament-push-estonian-mep",
        "published": "2026-09-30T11:36:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}