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  "id": 2985363,
  "title": "Migrants and rescuers face threats, harassment in Mediterranean, aid group says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/migrants-and-rescuers-face-threats-harassment-in-mediterranean-aid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:54:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/24/migrants-and-rescuers-face-threats-harassment-in-mediterranean-aid-group-says_6756789_4.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SOS Méditerranée said Monday that Libyan groups have become bolder in their attempts to thwart sea crossings to Europe, targeting both migrants and rescue ships. The United Nations migration agency said the number of deaths at sea has grown, even as fewer attempts to cross are being made.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Migrants, rescue ships face threats, harassment at sea, says aid group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/migrants-rescue-ships-face-threats-harassment-at-sea-says-aid-group",
        "published": "2026-08-24T05:41:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Migrants and rescue ships face threats and harassment at sea from Libyan groups, NGO says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/migrants-and-rescue-ships-face-threats-and-harassment-at-sea-from",
        "published": "2026-08-24T05:41:22.000Z"
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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."
}