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  "id": 19123548,
  "title": "Korea's climate ambassador to join UN climate summit in Turkey as presidential envoy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/koreas-climate-ambassador-to-join-un-climate-summit-in-turkey-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T09:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261109/koreas-climate-ambassador-to-join-un-climate-summit-in-turkey-as-presidential-envoy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Korea's climate ambassador, Kang Kum-sil, will attend the UN climate summit, COP31, in Antalya, Turkey, as a special presidential envoy, the foreign ministry announced. The summit, part of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, will take place on Wednesday and Thursday. Kang, who was appointed ambassador in January and previously served as justice minister, will discuss Seoul's commitment to combat climate change and its strategies for electrification and decarbonization.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "COP31 to open in Turkey, with climate goals under pressure from war and AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/cop31-to-open-in-turkey-with-climate-goals-under-pressure-from-war",
        "published": "2026-11-09T01:46:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Leaders gather in Turkey for UN climate summit after a disastrous year of extreme weather",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/leaders-gather-in-turkey-for-un-climate-summit-after-a-disastrous",
        "published": "2026-11-09T02:42:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "COP31 to open in Turkey, with climate goals under pressure from war and AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/cop31-to-open-in-turkey-with-climate-goals-under-pressure-from-war-19092274",
        "published": "2026-11-09T04:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea's climate ambassador to join U.N. climate summit in Turkey as presidential envoy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/s-koreas-climate-ambassador-to-join-u-n-climate-summit-in-turkey-as",
        "published": "2026-11-09T08:24:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Leaders gather in Turkey for UN climate summit after a disastrous year of extreme weather",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/leaders-gather-in-turkey-for-un-climate-summit-after-a-disastrous-19119160",
        "published": "2026-11-09T08:30:09.000Z"
      }
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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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