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  "id": 2662261,
  "title": "Merz faces down protesters at burnt forest as he thanks fire crews",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/merz-faces-down-protesters-at-burnt-forest-as-he-thanks-fire-crews",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune",
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    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/249998/world/merz-faces-down-protesters-at-burnt-forest-as-he-thanks-fire-crews"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dusseldorf: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz thanked emergency crews who subdued a raging wildfire in western Germany on Saturday and defended his decision not to visit earlier. M...",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Germany news: Friedrich Merz visits area struck by fires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/germany-news-friedrich-merz-visits-area-struck-by-fires",
        "published": "2026-08-22T08:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "German Chancellor Merz visits Hürtgen Forest fire site amid boos and whistles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/german-chancellor-merz-visits-hurtgen-forest-fire-site-amid-boos-and",
        "published": "2026-08-22T15:28:17.000Z"
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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."
}