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  "id": 12840210,
  "title": "South Korea to recall ambassador from Ukraine amid POW dispute",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/south-korea-to-recall-ambassador-from-ukraine-amid-pow-dispute",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:36:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3370190/south-korea-recall-ambassador-ukraine-amid-pow-dispute"
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  "summary": "South Korea said on Thursday it would recall its ambassador to Ukraine in response to a deepening diplomatic row over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. The two countries have been at loggerheads since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last month disclosed the prisoner transfer, sparking anger in Seoul, which said it had placed their families in North Korea at risk. The…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "South Korea test-flies its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/south-korea-test-flies-its-first-domestically-developed-hypersonic",
        "published": "2026-10-08T11:20:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "South Korea test-flies its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/south-korea-test-flies-its-first-domestically-developed-hypersonic-12865738",
        "published": "2026-10-08T12:01:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(2nd LD) S. Korea conducts 1st test launch of hypersonic glide vehicle amid N.K. tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/2nd-ld-s-korea-conducts-1st-test-launch-of-hypersonic-glide-vehicle",
        "published": "2026-10-08T12:16:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea conducts 1st test launch of hypersonic glide vehicle amid NK tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/s-korea-conducts-1st-test-launch-of-hypersonic-glide-vehicle-amid-nk",
        "published": "2026-10-08T12:52:03.000Z"
      }
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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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