{
  "id": 2423725,
  "title": "US ambassador to Belgium criticizes Ghent University’s suspension of professor over Jason Arday accusations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/us-ambassador-to-belgium-criticizes-ghent-universitys-suspension-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T19:40:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/6044102-ghent-university-jason-arday-us-bill-white/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Bill White on Friday condemned the decision made by Ghent University to suspend researcher Nathan Cofnas over his plagiarism accusations against Jason Arday. White said on social platform X the decision made by the university to put Cofnas under investigation was “retaliation against an American scholar following his accurate whistleblower reporting...",
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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."
}