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  "id": 12030900,
  "title": "Zelensky, Merz meet rescuers who cleared aftermath of Russian strike on science academy in Kyiv",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/zelensky-merz-meet-rescuers-who-cleared-aftermath-of-russian-strike",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T14:22:00.000Z",
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    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
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    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4170952-zelensky-merz-meet-rescuers-who-cleared-aftermath-of-russian-strike-on-science-academy-in-kyiv.html"
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  "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and spoke with rescuers who had cleared the aftermath of Russia's attack on September 28.",
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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": "Channel News Asia",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-04T18:47:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Russian drones attack Kyiv as Merz meets Zelensky",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/russian-drones-attack-kyiv-as-merz-meets-zelensky",
        "published": "2026-10-04T21:26:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Russian drones attack Kyiv as Merz meets Zelensky",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/russian-drones-attack-kyiv-as-merz-meets-zelensky-12007592",
        "published": "2026-10-04T21:26:49.000Z"
      }
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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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