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  "id": 1453308,
  "title": "Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing heads to Russia to deepen strategic ties with Moscow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/myanmars-min-aung-hlaing-heads-to-russia-to-deepen-strategic-ties-1453308",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T08:30:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260817/p2g/00m/0in/018000c"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BANGKOK (AP) -- The head of Myanmar's military-backed government embarked on an official visit to Russia to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin a",
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing heads to Russia to deepen strategic ties with Moscow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/myanmars-min-aung-hlaing-heads-to-russia-to-deepen-strategic-ties",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:23:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing heads to Russia for official visit, state media reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/myanmars-min-aung-hlaing-heads-to-russia-for-official-visit-state",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:30:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing departs for Russia to expand energy and economic ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/myanmar-president-min-aung-hlaing-departs-for-russia-to-expand-energy",
        "published": "2026-08-17T08:06:50.000Z"
      }
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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."
}