{
  "id": 11969101,
  "title": "Germany’s Merz in Kyiv announces $1.5B in aid, urges Putin to end war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/germanys-merz-in-kyiv-announces-1-5b-in-aid-urges-putin-to-end-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T16:38:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/4/germany-merz-visits-kyiv-air-raids-ukraine?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, on a surprise visit to Kyiv, announced $1.5 billion in military and reconstruction aid",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "“Mr Putin, put an end to this senseless war”: Merz in Kyiv, with €1 billion in military aid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/mr-putin-put-an-end-to-this-senseless-war-merz-in-kyiv-with-1-billion",
        "published": "2026-10-04T14:38:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}