{
  "id": 12520224,
  "title": "Trump to speak to Putin on plague as US, UN urge transparency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/trump-to-speak-to-putin-on-plague-as-us-un-urge-transparency-12520224",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T02:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261007/trump-to-speak-to-putin-on-plague-as-us-un-urge-transparency"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he would soon converse with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the recent plague fatality of a laboratory technician. Washington and the United Nations have been urging Moscow for greater transparency over the matter. Russian officials have denied implementing anti-plague measures and have downplayed the reports of an incident at a plague research institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region last week. However, the United States is increasingly alarmed, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging Russia to be forthright about the situation. The World Health Organization echoed the call for transparency on Tuesday. President Trump indicated that he had arranged a call with Putin to discuss the incident. \"I have a call scheduled, yes,\" Trump stated to reporters at the White House when questioned about whether he had talked to Putin about the issue yet. He added that the conversation would occur \"very soon.\"",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the United Nations called for transparency from Moscow. Russian authorities denied that they were imposing anti-plague measures and played down the reports of an incident at a plague research institute in…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump to speak to Putin on plague as US, UN urge transparency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/trump-to-speak-to-putin-on-plague-as-us-un-urge-transparency",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:12:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump to speak to Putin on plague as US, UN urge transparency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/trump-to-speak-to-putin-on-plague-as-us-un-urge-transparency-12523402",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:58:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Trump, Putin to discuss suspected plague case as US officials press Russia for answers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/trump-putin-to-discuss-suspected-plague-case-as-us-officials-press",
        "published": "2026-10-07T02:48:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Trump to speak to Putin on plague as US, UN urge transparency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/trump-to-speak-to-putin-on-plague-as-us-un-urge-transparency-12531268",
        "published": "2026-10-07T03:01:30.000Z"
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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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