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  "id": 12973025,
  "title": "Ex-German Chancellor Schröder attends Putin's birthday bash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ex-german-chancellor-schroder-attends-putins-birthday-bash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T22:53:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/ex-german-chancellor-schr%C3%B6der-attends-putin-s-birthday-bash/a-79606017?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "account": "Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, now 82 years old, attended Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday celebration in Moscow. The Kremlin announced that Putin had learned of Schröder's presence in the capital via Russian media reports. Schröder was visiting one of the branches of Hyperglobus, a supermarket chain he joined to the supervisory board last week. Hyperglobus originated from German retail company Globus Holding, which operates Globus supermarkets in Germany and the Czech Republic before splitting off in 2021. Schröder, a Social Democratic Party member, served as Germany's chancellor from 1998 to 2005 and has maintained close ties with Putin, despite controversy surrounding his Russian energy sector involvement.",
  "summary": "Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder still maintains a friendship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Tensions are high between Germany and Russia as the invasion of Ukraine continues.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Ex-German Chancellor Schröder attends Putin's birthday bash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ex-german-chancellor-schroder-attends-putins-birthday-bash-12976921",
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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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