{
  "id": 14928285,
  "title": "Former US Diplomat Accused of Defaming President Lee Denies Allegations in Court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/former-us-diplomat-accused-of-defaming-president-lee-denies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:47:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=204923"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[Politics] : A former U.S. diplomat who is accused of defaming President Lee Jae Myung by spreading a false story about a teenage Lee committing serious crimes has denied wrongdoing. The Seoul Central District Court held the first hearing on Friday in the trial of former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal ... [more...]",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}