{
  "id": 2158049,
  "title": "Vatican says 'serious concerns' over Israel-Lebanon deal implementation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/vatican-says-serious-concerns-over-israel-lebanon-deal-implementation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T14:30:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/vatican-says-serious-concerns-over-israel-lebanon-deal-implementation"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Vatican expressed \"serious concerns\" Thursday about problems implementing a US-brokered deal between Israel and Lebanon, following a meeting between Pope Leo XIV and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. During a private, 30-minute audience at the Vatican, Aoun had urged the pontiff to support Beirut's push to secure the withdrawal of Israeli forces from south Lebanon envisaged by the deal, the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Vatican expresses ‘serious concerns’ over Israel-Lebanon deal implementation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/vatican-expresses-serious-concerns-over-israel-lebanon-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-20T14:19:47.000Z"
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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."
}