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  "id": 11968891,
  "title": "Trump appoints John Kohl as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/trump-appoints-john-kohl-as-special-presidential-envoy-for-hostage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T16:33:26.000Z",
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has named John Kohl as the new special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, succeeding Adam Buller.",
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        "published": "2026-10-04T15:05:37.000Z"
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