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  "id": 15874962,
  "title": "Putin says Russia has freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/putin-says-russia-has-freed-us-citizen-stephen-hubbard",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T09:49:45.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/21/putin-says-russia-has-freed-us-citizen-stephen-hubbard"
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  "summary": "Stephen Hubbard had been serving a nearly seven-year prison sentence in Russia after a closed-door trial in which he was convicted of mercenary activity, a charge he denied.",
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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."
}