{
  "id": 12630120,
  "title": "S’pore to deepen integration, widen external ties as Asean chair in 2027: Vivian Balakrishnan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/spore-to-deepen-integration-widen-external-ties-as-asean-chair-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T12:30:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/spore-to-deepen-integration-widen-external-ties-as-asean-chair-in-2027-vivian-balakrishnan"
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  "summary": "These include ties with the EU and countries in Africa, South America and the Pacific Islands.",
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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."
}