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  "id": 11391080,
  "title": "Kanye West's planned Russia concerts cancelled, organiser says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/kanye-wests-planned-russia-concerts-cancelled-organiser-says",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T07:36:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
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    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442337/kanye-wests-planned-russia-concerts-cancelled-organiser-says"
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  "summary": "MOSCOW: Two concerts by US rapper Kanye West in Russia that had been scheduled for October have been cancelled, the show’s organiser, Say Agency, said. West, who is also known as Ye, had been due to perform in St Petersburg. However, a week after the concerts were announced in mid-August, the venue due to host them said it had never signed a contract with the organisers, a separate Moscow-based…",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Kanye West's Russia shows officially cancelled after weeks of uncertainty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/kanye-wests-russia-shows-officially-cancelled-after-weeks-of",
        "published": "2026-10-01T12:13:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Kanye West’s planned Russia concerts cancelled, organiser says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/kanye-wests-planned-russia-concerts-cancelled-organiser-says",
        "published": "2026-10-01T12:23:32.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Kanye West’s Russia shows officially cancelled after weeks of uncertainty",
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        "published": "2026-10-01T17:10:49.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Putin warns West of 'all weapons' use if Russia’s exclave Kaliningrad is attacked",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/putin-warns-west-of-all-weapons-use-if-russias-exclave-kaliningrad-is",
        "published": "2026-10-02T02:28:33.000Z"
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