{
  "id": 14513801,
  "title": "UN peacekeeping chief says talks on future of Lebanon mission must begin soon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/un-peacekeeping-chief-says-talks-on-future-of-lebanon-mission-must",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T18:46:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/un-peacekeeping-chief-says-talks-future-lebanon-mission-must-begin-soon"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, Oct 14 (Reuters) - UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to begin negotiations on the future of peacekeepers deployed in Lebanon, as Beirut campaigns for an extension to the mandate set to expire at the end of this year. A UN peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL has been deployedin southern Lebanon since 1978 but the Security…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "UN peacekeeping chief says major questions hang over southern Lebanon as UNIFIL exit nears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/un-peacekeeping-chief-says-major-questions-hang-over-southern-lebanon",
        "published": "2026-10-14T17:27:47.000Z"
      }
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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."
}