{
  "id": 116605,
  "title": "‘Violent and fatal attacks’: Democratic senator presses Trump, alleges civilian deaths in US strikes on drug boats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/violent-and-fatal-attacks-democratic-senator-presses-trump-alleges",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T04:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/violent-and-fatal-attacks-democratic-senator-presses-trump-alleges-civilian-deaths-in-us-strikes-on-drug-boats-11785815245100.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US military, in its airstrikes on alleged drug boats, has killed around 221 people so far while destroying 67 vessels. The campaign, which began in September 2025, is called 'Operation Southern Spear'.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/folded-like-an-umbrella-trump-attacks-ally-prosecutor-over-reflecting",
        "published": "2026-08-04T01:18:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Reflecting Pool reversal brings scrutiny on cases, Pirro's job security",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/reflecting-pool-reversal-brings-scrutiny-on-cases-pirros-job-security",
        "published": "2026-08-04T21:41:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}