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  "id": 13111920,
  "title": "Merz outraged at former German chancellor's birthday visit to Putin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/merz-outraged-at-former-german-chancellors-birthday-visit-to-putin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T12:18:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local Germany",
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    "url": "https://www.thelocal.de/20261009/merz-outraged-at-former-german-chancellors-birthday-visit-to-putin"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Chancellor Friedrich Merz is outraged that former German leader Gerhard Schröder visited Vladimir Putin in Moscow on the Russian president's birthday, Berlin said Friday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Putin celebrates 74th birthday with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in Moscow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/putin-celebrates-74th-birthday-with-former-german-chancellor-gerhard",
        "published": "2026-10-09T07:40:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Moscow Times",
        "title": "Former German Chancellor Schroeder Celebrates Putin's Birthday at President's Home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/former-german-chancellor-schroeder-celebrates-putins-birthday-at",
        "published": "2026-10-09T08:20:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Local Germany",
        "title": "Merz outraged at former German chancellor's birthday visit to Putin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/merz-outraged-at-former-german-chancellors-birthday-visit-to-putin-13115683",
        "published": "2026-10-09T12:18:40.000Z"
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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."
}