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  "id": 13834137,
  "title": "The president of pretence: Why Trump’s latest ceasefire ‘trick’ failed its first test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/the-president-of-pretence-why-trumps-latest-ceasefire-trick-failed-13834137",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T00:06:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/the-president-of-pretence-why-trump-s-latest-ceasefire-trick-failed-its-first-test-20261012-p614mp.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "With petrol prices biting ahead of the midterm elections, the US president made a shock claim that both Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt strikes on energy targets. As usual, it’s another trick that’s unlikely to work.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Trump declares Russia-Ukraine ‘energy ceasefire’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/trump-declares-russia-ukraine-energy-ceasefire",
        "published": "2026-10-11T14:27:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Trump's energy truce announcement was news to Zelenskyy, but Ukraine will agree if Russia does",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/trumps-energy-truce-announcement-was-news-to-zelenskyy-but-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-11T16:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/carney-says-u-s-russia-diesel-supply-deal-hurts-ukraine-peace-cause",
        "published": "2026-10-11T18:54:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Tillis says Trump's Russia deal 'is tarnishing Lindsey Graham's efforts' at sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/tillis-says-trumps-russia-deal-is-tarnishing-lindsey-grahams-efforts",
        "published": "2026-10-11T20:20:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "'Ukraine wants peace. Does Russia?' Zelensky reports fresh strikes on power plants despite Trump's energy ceasefire announcement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/ukraine-wants-peace-does-russia-zelensky-reports-fresh-strikes-on",
        "published": "2026-10-11T22:13:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Oil falls as Trump claims Russia-Ukraine agree to ‘energy ceasefire’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/oil-falls-as-trump-claims-russia-ukraine-agree-to-energy-ceasefire",
        "published": "2026-10-11T23:04:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "The president of pretence: Why Trump’s latest ceasefire ‘trick’ failed its first test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/the-president-of-pretence-why-trumps-latest-ceasefire-trick-failed",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:06:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}