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  "id": 13929428,
  "title": "Marco Rubio is promoting troubling ideas about ‘Western civilization’ | Ted Widmer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/marco-rubio-is-promoting-troubling-ideas-about-western-civilization",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T10:00:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/12/marco-rubio-western-civilization"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a recent visit to Greece, the secretary of state suggested that Europe must rediscover the values of conquest and expansion They had obviously worked hard on the backdrop – and it was magnificent. On 7 October, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio , delivered a major speech in Athens, outdoors, with the Acropolis behind him. The sun was setting, bathing the ancient scene, including the…",
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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."
}