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  "id": 15877234,
  "title": "North Korean workers treated as 'slaves' at Russian drone factory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/north-korean-workers-treated-as-slaves-at-russian-drone-factory",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-10-20T17:10:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "A new report reveals the plight of North Korean workers at a drone factory in Russia. It also raised concerns that Pyongyang could gain hands-on knowledge of advanced weapons systems through the workers it sends there.",
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        "title": "North Korean workers treated as 'slaves' at Russian drone factory",
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        "published": "2026-10-20T17:10:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "North Korean leader’s sister inspects border fortifications as tensions rise with the South",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/north-korean-leaders-sister-inspects-border-fortifications-as",
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        "title": "North Korean leader’s sister inspects border fortifications as tensions rise with the South",
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        "published": "2026-10-21T10:15:59.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "North Korea tells border troops to take ‘resolute action’ if South threatens their safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/north-korea-tells-border-troops-to-take-resolute-action-if-south-15873889",
        "published": "2026-10-21T10:44:52.000Z"
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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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