{
  "id": 12911468,
  "title": "UK Ministry of Defence patrols arrest 2 Latvians near RAF base",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/uk-ministry-of-defence-patrols-arrest-2-latvians-near-raf-base",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T16:48:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3370233/uk-ministry-defence-patrols-arrest-2-latvians-near-raf-base"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UK Ministry of Defence security patrols arrested two Latvian men near an RAF (Royal Air Force) base that houses US and Nato intelligence operations, police said on Thursday. The base, RAF Molesworth, 112km (70 miles) north of London, is operated by the US Air Force and includes intelligence staff from the US Africa Command and the Nato Intelligence Fusion Centre, which provides information to the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "UK counterterror police arrest two Latvian men under National Security Act for RAF base incursion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/uk-counterterror-police-arrest-two-latvian-men-under-national",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:10:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "British police arrest two Latvian nationals at RAF Molesworth, a military base housing U.S. and NATO intelligence operations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/british-police-arrest-two-latvian-nationals-at-raf-molesworth-a",
        "published": "2026-10-08T19:02:05.000Z"
      }
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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."
}