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  "id": 1353000,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia appoints new consuls general in Houston and Erbil",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/saudi-arabia-appoints-new-consuls-general-in-houston-and-erbil",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T19:49:04.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan oversees swearing-in of new consuls general for Houston and Erbil at ministry headquarters in Riyadh.",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/saudi-arabia-and-seven-nations-condemn-israels-rejection-of-trump",
        "published": "2026-08-16T16:01:47.000Z"
      }
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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."
}