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  "id": 15350948,
  "title": "Senegal's ex-president withdraws from UN Secretary-General race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/senegals-ex-president-withdraws-from-un-secretary-general-race",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T04:42:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
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    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1558131/senegals-ex-president-withdraws-un-secretary-general-race"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "MOSCOW: Former Senegalese President Macky Sall announced on Saturday that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the post of United Nations (UN) secretary-general, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Macky Sall withdraws from UN Secretary-General race after Sixth straw poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/macky-sall-withdraws-from-un-secretary-general-race-after-sixth-straw",
        "published": "2026-10-17T15:34:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Macky Sall withdraws from UN Secretary-General race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/macky-sall-withdraws-from-un-secretary-general-race",
        "published": "2026-10-17T18:00:13.000Z"
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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."
}