{
  "id": 206586,
  "title": "New UK foreign minister dodges questions on his past Trump remarks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/new-uk-foreign-minister-dodges-questions-on-his-past-trump-remarks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T04:55:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3363128/new-uk-foreign-minister-dodges-questions-his-past-trump-remarks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The UK’s new foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, was confronted with his past criticism of “racist” Donald Trump as he held talks in Washington with his US counterpart Marco Rubio. Miliband ignored questions about whether he still thought the president was an “idiot, a racist and a misogynist” as he met with the US top diplomat. Miliband was invited to the US capital by Rubio after their recent first…",
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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."
}