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  "id": 1105701,
  "title": "Qatar rejects Iranian claims pilots held captive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/qatar-rejects-iranian-claims-pilots-held-captive",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T19:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf Times",
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    "url": "https://www.gulf-times.com/article/731168/qatar/qatar-rejects-iranian-claims-pilots-held-captive"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Qatar has categorically denied claims that it is detaining Iranian pilots, saying the airmen died after their aircraft violated Qatari airspace and that its search and rescue teams recovered the remai...",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Iran calls for release of three pilots allegedly held in Qatar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/iran-calls-for-release-of-three-pilots-allegedly-held-in-qatar",
        "published": "2026-08-15T17:25:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Iran calls on Qatar to free three pilots it says were downed, captured in war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/iran-calls-on-qatar-to-free-three-pilots-it-says-were-downed-captured",
        "published": "2026-08-15T17:55:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Iran claims Qatar holds three missing pilots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/iran-claims-qatar-holds-three-missing-pilots",
        "published": "2026-08-15T18:28:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Iran says Qatar detaining three pilots after March jet downing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/iran-says-qatar-detaining-three-pilots-after-march-jet-downing",
        "published": "2026-08-15T18:56:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf Times",
        "title": "Qatar, GCC condemn Iran tanker attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/qatar-gcc-condemn-iran-tanker-attacks",
        "published": "2026-08-15T19:47:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Doha News",
        "title": "Qatar denies detaining Iranian pilots, says Iran did not respond to rescue invitation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/qatar-denies-detaining-iranian-pilots-says-iran-did-not-respond-to",
        "published": "2026-08-15T19:47:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}