{
  "id": 16717144,
  "title": "Ruling party lawmaker expresses deep regret over US visa delay",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ruling-party-lawmaker-expresses-deep-regret-over-us-visa-delay-16717144",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T06:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261027/ruling-party-lawmaker-expresses-deep-regret-over-us-visa-delay"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rep. Jung Chung-rae, a member of South Korea's ruling Democratic Party, expressed deep regret on Tuesday over a visa delay that prevented his participation in a parliamentary audit of Seoul's diplomatic missions in Washington. Initially scheduled to join the audit team on the U.S. trip earlier in the month, Jung was compelled to join the Europe audit team as his visa application remained under review before his planned departure. Speaking during a parliamentary audit, Jung emphasized his deep regret regarding the U.S. authorities' handling of the matter, highlighting his efforts to foster friendly relations between Seoul and Washington. He explained that he had no alternative but to switch to the Europe audit team due to concerns about not being able to participate in the parliamentary audit at all. Additionally, Jung expressed regret that the main opposition party had turned the visa issue into a controversy about deteriorating ties in the South Korea-U.S. alliance, urging both parties to set aside their differences and protest to the U.S. about the situation.",
  "summary": "Rep. Jung Chung-rae of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea criticized U.S. authorities Tuesday over a visa delay that prevented him from visiting Washington for a parliamentary audit of Seoul's diplomatic missions. Jung had initially planned to join the audit team of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee on its U.S. trip earlier this month, but was forced to switch to the Europe audit team…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Ruling party lawmaker expresses deep regret over U.S. visa delay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ruling-party-lawmaker-expresses-deep-regret-over-u-s-visa-delay",
        "published": "2026-10-27T05:11:14.000Z"
      }
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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."
}