{
  "id": 2132749,
  "title": "Romania destroys sea drone, EU slams 'escalating threats'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/romania-destroys-sea-drone-eu-slams-escalating-threats",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:06:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0820/1588649-romania-destroys-sea-drone-eu-slams-escalating-threats/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that the naval drone carrying explosives which was destroyed by Romania near a Black Sea gas project is part of \"an escalating campaign of threats.\"",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Sybiha comments on drone incidents in Moldova and Romania",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/sybiha-comments-on-drone-incidents-in-moldova-and-romania",
        "published": "2026-08-20T11:56:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Romania confirms sea drone destroyed in Black Sea was not Ukrainian",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/romania-confirms-sea-drone-destroyed-in-black-sea-was-not-ukrainian",
        "published": "2026-08-20T13:16:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Romania destroys drone near gas project, blames Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/romania-destroys-drone-near-gas-project-blames-russia",
        "published": "2026-08-20T13:50:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}