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  "id": 11952103,
  "title": "German Chancellor in Kyiv: \"Ukraine will need our support\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/german-chancellor-in-kyiv-ukraine-will-need-our-support",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T14:37:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/german-chancellor-in-kyiv-ukraine-will-need-our-support"
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  "summary": "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Ukraine on Sunday to show solidarity after Russian attacks on Kyiv infrastructure, including three bridges. Last month, Germany’s foreign minister called for de-escalation during talks with his Russian counterpart at the UN, drawing criticism from Sergei Lavrov, who urged Berlin to stop arming Ukraine. On Saturday, Moscow called on foreign nationals and…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Germany’s Merz arrives in Kyiv to finalize drone deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/germanys-merz-arrives-in-kyiv-to-finalize-drone-deal",
        "published": "2026-10-04T09:25:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Russia strikes Kyiv as Germany’s Merz visits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/russia-strikes-kyiv-as-germanys-merz-visits",
        "published": "2026-10-04T10:36:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Russia hits Kyiv bridge as Germany’s Merz visits Ukraine’s capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/russia-hits-kyiv-bridge-as-germanys-merz-visits-ukraines-capital",
        "published": "2026-10-04T11:58:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Russia vows to step up strikes and warns diplomats to avoid Kyiv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/russia-vows-to-step-up-strikes-and-warns-diplomats-to-avoid-kyiv",
        "published": "2026-10-04T12:21:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Russia Pounds Ukraine With Drone Strikes As German Chancellor Visits Kyiv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/russia-pounds-ukraine-with-drone-strikes-as-german-chancellor-visits",
        "published": "2026-10-04T12:34:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Russian drone slams into Kyiv bridge in escalating campaign as Germany’s chancellor arrives to airsirens and explosions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/russian-drone-slams-into-kyiv-bridge-in-escalating-campaign-as",
        "published": "2026-10-04T13:26:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Watch: What we know about Russian strikes on Kyiv bridges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/watch-what-we-know-about-russian-strikes-on-kyiv-bridges",
        "published": "2026-10-04T14:25:32.000Z"
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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."
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