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  "id": 18723166,
  "title": "Son of Iran's ousted shah takes controversial prize",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/son-of-irans-ousted-shah-takes-controversial-prize",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T13:30:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/son-irans-ousted-shah-takes-controversial-prize"
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  "summary": "The son of the ousted shah of Iran on Saturday received a \"Freedom Prize\" in Frankfurt awarded to the Iranian people in a ceremony that critics said was illegitimate. Some 18,000 demonstrators, many chanting support and waving pre-revolutionary Iranian flags, greeted Reza Pahlavi as he turned up in the German city to be handed the honour, according to a police estimate. The prize was awarded by…",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Son of Iran’s ousted shah takes controversial prize",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/son-of-irans-ousted-shah-takes-controversial-prize-18725698",
        "published": "2026-11-07T12:51:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Son of Iran's shah receives 'Freedom Prize' in Frankfurt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/son-of-irans-shah-receives-freedom-prize-in-frankfurt",
        "published": "2026-11-07T14:38:00.000Z"
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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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