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  "id": 258023,
  "title": "China accused as Pacific nations block statement condemning missile test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/china-accused-as-pacific-nations-block-statement-condemning-missile",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T07:34:40.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/naoero-and-kiribati-stir-frustration-at-pif/107010022"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Naoero and Kiribati stir frustration at the opening day of the Pacific Islands Forum by blocking a regional statement criticising China's ballistic missile test.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pacific ministers fail to agree on China missile response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/pacific-ministers-fail-to-agree-on-china-missile-response",
        "published": "2026-08-07T04:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Island nation Tuvalu feared tsunami from China missile test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/island-nation-tuvalu-feared-tsunami-from-china-missile-test",
        "published": "2026-08-07T05:28:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}