{
  "id": 11082924,
  "title": "Lee vows to seek measures to reduce military tensions with N. Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lee-vows-to-seek-measures-to-reduce-military-tensions-with-n-korea-11082924",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T02:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261001/lee-vows-to-seek-measures-to-reduce-military-tensions-with-n-korea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung pledged during a ceremony marking the 78th Armed Forces Day in South Chungcheong Province to persistently work on practical methods to ease military tensions with North Korea. This announcement came in the wake of recent explosions of two North Korean mines along the border, which resulted in three South Korean soldiers being wounded last week. Speaking at the military headquarters in Gyeryongdae, Lee emphasized that his administration would consistently pursue tangible steps to reduce the complexities in inter-Korean relations. He acknowledged that the challenges between the two Koreas are intricate, but assured that they would steadily and patiently strive to resolve them, one issue at a time.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday pledged to persistently seek practical ways to reduce military tensions with North Korea, even as the two Koreas are at odds over the recent blast of North Korean mines along the border. The president made the remarks on North Korea at a ceremony marking the 78th Armed Forces Day at the military headquarters in Gyeryongdae, South Chungcheong Province, following…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/n-koreas-kim-vows-to-bring-bilateral-ties-to-new-strategic-level-in-11069127",
        "published": "2026-10-01T00:18:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea's Kim vows to bring bilateral ties to 'new strategic level' in letter to Xi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/n-koreas-kim-vows-to-bring-bilateral-ties-to-new-strategic-level-in",
        "published": "2026-10-01T00:52:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}