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  "id": 12667142,
  "title": "Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa Family Under Pressure After Former First Lady's Arrest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sri-lankas-rajapaksa-family-under-pressure-after-former-first-ladys-12667142",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:48:15.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of Gotabaya's older brother and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, was taken into custody by anti-corruption officials over a 15-year-old case.",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Sri Lanka's ex-first lady arrested over alleged misuse of children's hospital donations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sri-lankas-ex-first-lady-arrested-over-alleged-misuse-of-childrens",
        "published": "2026-10-07T09:49:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Sri Lanka’s ex-first lady arrested over alleged misuse of children’s hospital donations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sri-lankas-ex-first-lady-arrested-over-alleged-misuse-of-childrens-12619357",
        "published": "2026-10-07T11:59:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Sri Lanka’s ex-first lady arrested in charity corruption probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sri-lankas-ex-first-lady-arrested-in-charity-corruption-probe",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:00:08.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa family hit as ex-first lady arrested in graft probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sri-lankas-rajapaksa-family-hit-as-ex-first-lady-arrested-in-graft",
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Sri Lanka’s ex-first lady arrested over alleged misuse of children’s hospital donations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sri-lankas-ex-first-lady-arrested-over-alleged-misuse-of-childrens-12652330",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:16:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Sri Lanka’s former first lady is arrested on corruption allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sri-lankas-former-first-lady-is-arrested-on-corruption-allegations",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:36:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa Family Under Pressure After Former First Lady's Arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sri-lankas-rajapaksa-family-under-pressure-after-former-first-ladys",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:48:15.000Z"
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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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