{
  "id": 17211698,
  "title": "Nato chief holds talks with Saudi defence minister amid Middle East tensions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/nato-chief-holds-talks-with-saudi-defence-minister-amid-middle-east",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T10:20:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/nato-chief-holds-talks-saudi-defence-minister-amid-middle-east-tensions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nato chief holds talks with Saudi defence minister amid Middle East tensions Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte spoke with Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud over the phone to discuss security, according to Nato spokesperson Allison Hart. “They discussed the security situation in the Middle East, regional stability and freedom of navigation,” Hart said in a post on X. .@SecGenNATO…",
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        "published": "2026-10-30T11:03:38.000Z"
      },
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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."
}