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  "id": 20103025,
  "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-20103025",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T02:52:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261115/n-korean-leaders-close-aide-visits-russia-amid-deepening-bilateral-ties"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's close aide, Jo Yong-won, has visited Russia, according to North Korea's state media. The delegation, led by Jo, arrived in Moscow on Saturday, marking a significant step in the strengthening of bilateral ties between the two countries. This visit comes amid the deepening relationship between North Korea and Russia, following the latter's deployment of troops to support the war against Ukraine. The delegation, which included a party and government 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."
}