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  "id": 3331748,
  "title": "CIA director makes unannounced visit to Russia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-makes-unannounced-visit-to-russia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:29:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/6049802-cia-director-ratcliffe-moscow-visit/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, CBS News reported. Flight trackers spotted a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport plane flying from Riga, Latvia, to Moscow on Tuesday. The CIA and the White House did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request...",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "CIA Director John Ratcliffe on secret trip in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-john-ratcliffe-on-secret-trip-in-russia",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:29:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Moscow for meetings, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-john-ratcliffe-in-moscow-for-meetings-sources-say",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:51:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "CIA director travels to Moscow in his first known Russia trip, CBS News reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-travels-to-moscow-in-his-first-known-russia-trip-cbs",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:53:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "CIA director Ratcliffe arrives in Moscow on secret visit, US reports claim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-ratcliffe-arrives-in-moscow-on-secret-visit-us-reports",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:01:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "CIA director Ratcliffe visits Moscow, US media reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-ratcliffe-visits-moscow-us-media-reports",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:26:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Russia on secret trip – CBS News",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-john-ratcliffe-in-russia-on-secret-trip-cbs-news",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "CIA director John Ratcliffe reportedly on Moscow visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-john-ratcliffe-reportedly-on-moscow-visit",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:00:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US spy chief John Ratcliffe on Russia visit, US media reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-spy-chief-john-ratcliffe-on-russia-visit-us-media-reports",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:16:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "CIA Director visits Russia for talks – media",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-visits-russia-for-talks-media",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:49:27.000Z"
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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."
}