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  "id": 12030899,
  "title": "Germany working to accelerate Ukraine's accession to EU – Merz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/germany-working-to-accelerate-ukraines-accession-to-eu-merz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
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    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4170960-germany-working-to-accelerate-ukraines-accession-to-eu-merz.html"
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  "summary": "Germany supports accelerating Ukraine's accession to the European Union and is working on this with partners in Brussels.",
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        "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"
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        "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"
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        "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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Russian attacks kill six and damage Kyiv bridge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/russian-attacks-kill-six-and-damage-kyiv-bridge",
        "published": "2026-10-04T13:38:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-04T14:37:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Zelensky, Merz discuss transfer of Taurus missiles to Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/zelensky-merz-discuss-transfer-of-taurus-missiles-to-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-04T16:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Ukraine war latest: Germany supplies Kyiv with interceptors, air defense missiles in $1.5 billion aid package",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/ukraine-war-latest-germany-supplies-kyiv-with-interceptors-air",
        "published": "2026-10-04T17:24:53.000Z"
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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."
}