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  "id": 2323564,
  "title": "North Korea tests ten ballistic missiles as Seoul scales back joint U.S. exercises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/north-korea-tests-ten-ballistic-missiles-as-seoul-scales-back-joint-u",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T06:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/pyongyang-fires-ten-missiles-after-u-s-and-south-korea-scale-back-military-exercises-50634534.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "North Korea launched approximately ten short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters following a scale-back in joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, The Guardian wrote on Aug. 20, citing the South Korean military command.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "North Korea fires 10 missiles amid US scaling back military drills with the South",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/north-korea-fires-10-missiles-amid-us-scaling-back-military-drills",
        "published": "2026-08-21T06:08:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "U.S.-N. Korea talks key to breaking stalemate: Seoul official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/u-s-n-korea-talks-key-to-breaking-stalemate-seoul-official",
        "published": "2026-08-21T06:31:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}