{
  "id": 15434411,
  "title": "Rubio arrives in Samarkand as Washington seeks closer ties with Central Asia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/rubio-arrives-in-samarkand-as-washington-seeks-closer-ties-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T14:45:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/18/rubio-arrives-in-samarkand-as-washington-seeks-closer-ties-with-central-asia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US secretary of state will meet the foreign ministers of five Central Asian countries on Monday under the C5+1 format. Trade, investment, critical minerals and security are expected to feature in discussions, while more than 200 American business executives accompany the visit.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}