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  "id": 15790549,
  "title": "Govt defends draft EU budget after Kallas criticism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/govt-defends-draft-eu-budget-after-kallas-criticism",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T19:29:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1020/1596188-eu-draft-budget/"
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  "summary": "The Government has defended its handling of its draft long-term EU budget, following criticism by the EU's foreign policy chief that 17% cuts to Europe's foreign and international development budget would badly hamper the EU's ability to confront mounting global crises.",
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        "title": "Oyo Govt discloses budget for council polls, LGs to contribute N2.5bn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/oyo-govt-discloses-budget-for-council-polls-lgs-to-contribute-n2-5bn",
        "published": "2026-10-20T18:32:25.000Z"
      }
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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."
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