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  "id": 20099589,
  "title": "N. Korean leader's close aide visits Russia amid deepening bilateral ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/n-korean-leaders-close-aide-visits-russia-amid-deepening-bilateral",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T02:32:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261115/n-korean-leaders-close-aide-visits-russia-amid-deepening-bilateral-ties"
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  "summary": "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's close aide, Jo Yong-won, visited Russia on Saturday, according to North Korea's state media. The delegation, which also included members of the North Korean government and party, arrived in Moscow by private plane and was greeted by a Russian official. The visit comes amid deepening relations between the two countries, with North Korea sending troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine. The delegation was invited by Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of Russia's ruling United Russia party.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "IIHF appeals ruling allowing Russia into international hockey tournaments over arbitrators' Moscow visits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/iihf-appeals-ruling-allowing-russia-into-international-hockey",
        "published": "2026-11-15T01:14:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korean leader's close aide visits Russia amid deepening bilateral ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/n-korean-leaders-close-aide-visits-russia-amid-deepening-bilateral-20101277",
        "published": "2026-11-15T02:07:11.000Z"
      }
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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."
}