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  "title": "As midterms loom, Trump seizes on France unrest for political gain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/as-midterms-loom-trump-seizes-on-france-unrest-for-political-gain-15689416",
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  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T02:16:00.000Z",
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    "name": "Japan Times",
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  "summary": "While the French protests were inspired by inflation, the U.S. president has molded them into evidence in favor of the anti-immigration policies.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "‘Close up your borders’: Trump blames French unrest on immigration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/close-up-your-borders-trump-blames-french-unrest-on-immigration",
        "published": "2026-10-19T22:08:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump borrows from far right to blame unrest in France on immigration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/trump-borrows-from-far-right-to-blame-unrest-in-france-on-immigration",
        "published": "2026-10-19T22:48:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "As midterms loom, Trump seizes on France unrest for political gain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/as-midterms-loom-trump-seizes-on-france-unrest-for-political-gain",
        "published": "2026-10-19T23:50:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "As midterms loom, Trump seizes on France unrest for political gain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/as-midterms-loom-trump-seizes-on-france-unrest-for-political-gain",
        "published": "2026-10-20T00:17:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump tells France's Macron 'close your borders' as curfew continues in parts of Paris",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/trump-tells-frances-macron-close-your-borders-as-curfew-continues-in",
        "published": "2026-10-20T00:48:55.000Z"
      }
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