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  "id": 16828867,
  "title": "Kylian Mbappe issues apology amid fury in China over ‘dictator’ comment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/kylian-mbappe-issues-apology-amid-fury-in-china-over-dictator-comment",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T00:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
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    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/10/28/soccer/mbappe-defuse-anger-china/"
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  "summary": "The backlash highlighted the risks for athletes and brands in the lucrative Chinese market, where satire about Mao Zedong, modern China's founding leader.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ballon-dor-results-in-full-as-harry-kane-beats-lamine-yamal-and",
        "published": "2026-10-27T07:53:00.000Z"
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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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