{
  "id": 20206605,
  "title": "Australia and Philippines sign new defence pact amid South China Sea tensions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/australia-and-philippines-sign-new-defence-pact-amid-south-china-sea",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T16:42:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/15/australia-and-philippines-sign-new-defence-pact-amid-south-china-sea-tensions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Philippines is building closer military ties with Australia, Japan and the US as tensions with China continue in the South China Sea. The partnerships cover joint exercises, surveillance equipment and closer coordination between their forces.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "US, China seek common ground on military crisis pact as Washington weighs terms: sources",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/us-china-seek-common-ground-on-military-crisis-pact-as-washington",
        "published": "2026-11-15T14:00:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}