{
  "id": 13152008,
  "title": "Portugal PM cautions judiciary not to get political over US use of air base",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/portugal-pm-cautions-judiciary-not-to-get-political-over-us-use-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T15:46:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/portugal-pm-cautions-judiciary-not-get-political-over-us-use-air-base"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "LISBON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro argued on Friday the US use of the Lajes Air Base during the Iran conflict was fully legal and urged the judiciary not to make politicaljudgments, after prosecutors opened an inquiry last week into the government's authorisation to use the base. The probe, triggered by a complaint from a leftist opposition party, adds a legal…",
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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."
}