{
  "id": 12326542,
  "title": "Defense Ministry May Phase Out Alternative Military Service Options",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/defense-ministry-may-phase-out-alternative-military-service-options",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T06:37:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=204686"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[Politics] : The defense ministry plans to reform its alternative military service system and may phase out nontraditional ways for selected artists and athletes to fulfill their military duty. Defense ministry spokesperson Chung Bin-na said Tuesday at a regular briefing that the change will be reflected in the ... [more...]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}