{
  "id": 16702990,
  "title": "A US Mercenary Group, A Fragile Peace And Global Race For Critical Minerals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/a-us-mercenary-group-a-fragile-peace-and-global-race-for-critical",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T02:37:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/congo-rare-earths-minerals-vectus-global-erik-prince-a-us-mercenary-group-a-fragile-peace-and-global-race-for-critical-minerals-12239881"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Erik Prince, the founder of the now-defunct private security company Blackwater and a prominent supporter of US President Donald Trump, has secured a role in Congo through his company, Vectus Global.",
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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."
}