{
  "id": 1185015,
  "title": "South Korean president proposes talks with North to formally end war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/south-korean-president-proposes-talks-with-north-to-formally-end-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T03:05:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2023168/south-korean-president-proposes-talks-with-north-to-formally-end-war"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung proposed talks with North Korea on Saturday to formally end the long-running Korean war, as Pyongyang deepens ties with Moscow while asserting its status as an “irreversible” nuclear state. The two Koreas remain technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty. Lee made the proposal in his speech at a…",
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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."
}