{
  "id": 11989236,
  "title": "Russian strikes hit Kyiv while Germany's Merz visits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/russian-strikes-hit-kyiv-while-germanys-merz-visits",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T18:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/russian-strikes-hit-kyiv-while-germanys-merz-visits-6431646"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ukraine secures a US$1.5 billion deal with Germany for weapons and energy support as Russian drone attacks intensify and air raid sirens disrupt Kyiv.",
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-04T16:38:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Merz addresses Putin on negotiations at National Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv during air raid alert",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/merz-addresses-putin-on-negotiations-at-national-academy-of-sciences",
        "published": "2026-10-04T20:24:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}