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  "id": 3002788,
  "title": "China says Middle East at critical point, calls for cooling tensions and dialogue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/china-says-middle-east-at-critical-point-calls-for-cooling-tensions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T10:46:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/china-says-middle-east-critical-point-calls-cooling-tensions-and-dialogue"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "BEIJING, Aug 24 (Reuters) - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday the situation in the Middle East and Gulf region had again reached a critical juncture and urged parties involved to return to dialogue and negotiations as soon as possible. Wang made the remarks in a meeting with Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah in Beijing, according to a Chinese foreign…",
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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."
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