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  "id": 16979874,
  "title": "Putin hails Elon Musk as ‘truly a genius’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/putin-hails-elon-musk-as-truly-a-genius-16979874",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T23:25:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/29/putin-hails-elon-musk-as-truly-a-genius"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, as a \"truly genius\" for deploying thousands of satellites into orbit. Putin made the remarks while visiting an exhibition on the sidelines of a Russia-Africa summit in Moscow. The president mentioned that SpaceX, owned by Musk, has launched more than 5,000 satellites into space. Putin also emphasized that Russia is maintaining close contact with its American partners, including Musk, to ensure that satellites do not interfere with one another in orbit. This is crucial to avoid any potential conflicts or disruptions.",
  "summary": "Russia has long sought to develop a satellite internet constellation similar to Starlink for both civilian and military use.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Putin calls Musk 'genius' as Ukraine recovers from Starshield throttling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/putin-calls-musk-genius-as-ukraine-recovers-from-starshield-throttling",
        "published": "2026-10-28T16:42:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Putin salutes Musk's 'genius' as Russia follows Starlink",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/putin-salutes-musks-genius-as-russia-follows-starlink",
        "published": "2026-10-28T16:47:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Putin hails Elon Musk as 'truly a genius'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/putin-hails-elon-musk-as-truly-a-genius",
        "published": "2026-10-28T23:07:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}