{
  "id": 2786550,
  "title": "Somali Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker off Yemen in Latest Attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/somali-pirates-hijack-oil-tanker-off-yemen-in-latest-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T03:44:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/ap/20260823-345068/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somali pirates hijacked an oil products tanker off Yemen, a Somali maritime security official said, the latest in a resurgence of piracy that has seen six commercial vessels seized since April across the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Somali pirates hijack oil tanker off Yemen in latest attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/somali-pirates-hijack-oil-tanker-off-yemen-in-latest-attack",
        "published": "2026-08-22T08:18:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Somali pirates hijack oil tanker off Yemen in latest attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/somali-pirates-hijack-oil-tanker-off-yemen-in-latest-attack-2545102",
        "published": "2026-08-22T08:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "20 sailors kidnapped by Somali pirates near Yemen on US-sanctioned ship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/20-sailors-kidnapped-by-somali-pirates-near-yemen-on-us-sanctioned",
        "published": "2026-08-22T12:17:08.000Z"
      }
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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."
}