{
  "id": 16875027,
  "title": "60+ years of diplomatic ties: Singapore at the centre of Germany’s push for stronger Southeast Asia-Europe connection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/60-years-of-diplomatic-ties-singapore-at-the-centre-of-germanys-push",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T07:30:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/60-years-of-diplomatic-ties-singapore-at-the-centre-of-germany-s-push-for-stronger-southeast-asia-europe-connection"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SINGAPORE: Germany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz is in Asia this week for a three-country visit that began in Singapore on Tuesday (Oct 27). As Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong noted at a joint press conference, the two countries marked 60 years of diplomatic ties last year and agreed this year to broaden their strategic partnership, especially in AI, trade, cybersecurity, defence, and…",
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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."
}