{
  "id": 15457100,
  "title": "US Senator Rubio denies Ukraine's Starlink slowdown claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/us-senator-rubio-denies-ukraines-starlink-slowdown-claims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T17:08:21.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/r81rk81ri"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Marco Rubio rejected Ukrainian accusations that Washington deliberately slowed Starlink, citing technical issues and clarifying Kyiv lacks access to Starshield.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Rep. Turner calls for congressional probe into Starlink slowdown that disrupted Ukraine drones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/rep-turner-calls-for-congressional-probe-into-starlink-slowdown-that",
        "published": "2026-10-18T15:59:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "How Starlink gave Ukraine a ‘middle strike’ advantage that is now at risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/how-starlink-gave-ukraine-a-middle-strike-advantage-that-is-now-at",
        "published": "2026-10-18T17:07:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}