{
  "id": 1997684,
  "title": "Trump says he plans to meet Kim Jong-un this year, citing ‘excellent’ relationship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/trump-says-he-plans-to-meet-kim-jong-un-this-year-citing-excellent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T18:50:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3364612/trump-says-he-plans-meet-kim-jong-un-year-citing-excellent-relationship"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he planned to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un later this year, despite Pyongyang denying that the two leaders were in direct communication. “Yeah, I will be,” Trump told reporters when asked whether he expected to meet Kim before the end of 2026. Trump, speaking during a tour of a new helipad under construction at the White House, provided no…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Kim Jong-un’s sister casts doubt on Trump’s claims of secret US-North Korea talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/kim-jong-uns-sister-casts-doubt-on-trumps-claims-of-secret-us-north",
        "published": "2026-08-19T17:39:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Key dates in Keystone XL pipeline as Trump claims contentious project being revived",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/key-dates-in-keystone-xl-pipeline-as-trump-claims-contentious-project",
        "published": "2026-08-19T18:20:42.000Z"
      }
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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."
}