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  "id": 12832556,
  "title": "South Korea recalls envoy from Ukraine amid dispute over North Korean POWs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/south-korea-recalls-envoy-from-ukraine-amid-dispute-over-north-korean",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/south-korea-recalls-ambassador-from-ukraine-over-north-korean-pow-disclosure-dispute-50648185.html"
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  "summary": "South Korea has recalled its ambassador from Ukraine following a diplomatic dispute over the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the transfer during the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, which South Korea's Foreign Ministry called a violation of a confidentiality agreement. South Korea's president, Lee Jae-myung, described the repatriation as a \"sensitive\" matter, while Ukraine denied having such an agreement. The dispute has strained relations between the two countries, with Seoul officials accusing Ukraine of disclosing the transfer without prior consultation.",
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        "outlet": "Hankyoreh",
        "title": "Seoul to recall ambassador to Ukraine amid feud over North Korean POW disclosure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/seoul-to-recall-ambassador-to-ukraine-amid-feud-over-north-korean-pow",
        "published": "2026-10-08T07:29:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) S. Korea to recall ambassador to Ukraine amid dispute over disclosure of N.K. POW transfer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/urgent-s-korea-to-recall-ambassador-to-ukraine-amid-dispute-over",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:17:14.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea to recall ambassador to Ukraine over POW disclosure dispute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/korea-to-recall-ambassador-to-ukraine-over-pow-disclosure-dispute",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:47:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "S. Korea Decides to Recall Ambassador to Ukraine over N. Korean POW Dispute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/s-korea-decides-to-recall-ambassador-to-ukraine-over-n-korean-pow",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:57:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Seoul recalls ambassador to Ukraine amid dispute over North Korean POW disclosure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/seoul-recalls-ambassador-to-ukraine-amid-dispute-over-north-korean",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:00:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "South Korea says to recall ambassador from Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/south-korea-says-to-recall-ambassador-from-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:20:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "South Korea to recall ambassador from Kyiv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/south-korea-to-recall-ambassador-from-kyiv",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:24:00.000Z"
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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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