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  "id": 15943178,
  "title": "American prisoner freed by Russia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/american-prisoner-freed-by-russia-15943178",
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  "published": "2026-10-21T19:23:17.000Z",
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        "title": "US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by Russia as Trump envoy meets Putin",
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        "title": "American prisoner freed by Russia",
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        "published": "2026-10-21T19:23:17.000Z"
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Trump, Putin and Xi at one table, without Ukraine. What Moscow wants from the proposal and why Beijing might agree.",
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        "published": "2026-10-21T19:54:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump envoy criticized for calling Putin 'humanitarian'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/trump-envoy-criticized-for-calling-putin-humanitarian",
        "published": "2026-10-21T20:13:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump links Russia sanctions waiver to release of jailed American",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard after over 4 years behind bars",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/russia-frees-american-stephen-hubbard-after-over-4-years-behind-bars",
        "published": "2026-10-21T22:41:48.000Z"
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