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  "id": 271226,
  "title": "Spain threatens Italy with countermeasures if border checks kept",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/spain-threatens-italy-with-countermeasures-if-border-checks-kept",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T14:25:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/07/spain-threatens-italy-with-countermeasures-if-border-checks-kept_6756263_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Italy introduced the measures after a mass migrant influx into Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa. Spain has warned of 'proportionate measures' if Italy does not lift its restrictions by Sunday. 'Italy does not accept ultimatums,' Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office said in a statement.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Ceuta: Spain sets up border controls on travelers from Italy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/ceuta-spain-sets-up-border-controls-on-travelers-from-italy",
        "published": "2026-08-07T16:12:00.000Z"
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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."
}