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  "id": 14575838,
  "title": "AFC open to postponing Asian Cup as attacks in Saudi Arabia disrupt sports calendar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/afc-open-to-postponing-asian-cup-as-attacks-in-saudi-arabia-disrupt",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T00:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/10/15/soccer/saudi-arabia-asian-cup/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is considering postponing the Asian Cup from its scheduled date in 2028 due to the recent attacks in Saudi Arabia, according to a statement released on Wednesday. The attacks, which included a deadly strike on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday that killed at least 12 people and wounded over 300, have disrupted the sports calendar. The Six Kings Slam tennis tournament, originally planned for October, has been postponed to December 27-30 as a result of the same incident. The AFC cited the need to meet the highest standards and assess the organizational and logistical challenges associated with hosting the tournament, as they could impact the quality of the audience experience.",
  "summary": "A strike on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Six Kings Slam tournament in Saudi Arabia postponed to December",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/six-kings-slam-tournament-in-saudi-arabia-postponed-to-december-14480465",
        "published": "2026-10-14T15:09:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Six Kings Slam tournament in Saudi Arabia postponed to December",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/six-kings-slam-tournament-in-saudi-arabia-postponed-to-december",
        "published": "2026-10-14T15:10:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Saudi tennis ‘slam’ with Alcaraz, Djokovic postponed amid Houthi attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/saudi-tennis-slam-with-alcaraz-djokovic-postponed-amid-houthi-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-14T17:11:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia postpones Six Kings Slam tennis tournament to December over logistical challenges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/saudi-arabia-postpones-six-kings-slam-tennis-tournament-to-december",
        "published": "2026-10-14T17:23:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Riyadh Season postpones 'Six Kings Slam' tennis tournament to December 27–30",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/riyadh-season-postpones-six-kings-slam-tennis-tournament-to-december",
        "published": "2026-10-14T21:07:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Japan raises alert for parts of Saudi Arabia, discouraging nonessential travel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/japan-raises-alert-for-parts-of-saudi-arabia-discouraging",
        "published": "2026-10-15T02:42:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}