{
  "id": 2176311,
  "title": "North Korea launches missiles, Seoul says, after Trump floats Kim meet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/north-korea-launches-missiles-seoul-says-after-trump-floats-kim-meet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:21:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-north-korea-launches-missiles-seoul-says-after-trump-floats-kim-meet"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, the South said, and Pyongyang mocked US \"servant\" Seoul, after President Donald Trump suggested he would meet Kim Jong Un this year. The latest launches from the nuclear-armed North come as South Korea and the United States hold a shorter edition of their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercises, following an order from…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "title": "Lee ‘respects’ Trump’s move to cut military drills, stresses peace in Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/lee-respects-trumps-move-to-cut-military-drills-stresses-peace-in-2104013",
        "published": "2026-08-20T06:46:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "North Korea fires missiles hours after Trump signals Kim meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/north-korea-fires-missiles-hours-after-trump-signals-kim-meeting",
        "published": "2026-08-20T15:00:54.000Z"
      }
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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."
}