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  "id": 3447407,
  "title": "Iceland to vote on reopening EU membership talks in close referendum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/iceland-to-vote-on-reopening-eu-membership-talks-in-close-referendum",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T05:23:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260826-iceland-to-vote-on-reopening-eu-membership-talks-in-close-referendum"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Icelanders will vote in a referendum on Saturday whether to resume entry talks with the European Union amid growing global insecurity. Voters are not being asked to decide just yet if they want to join the 27-member bloc – only whether they want their government to negotiate possible terms.",
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        "title": "Iceland to vote on resuming EU talks in close referendum",
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        "title": "Iceland to vote on resuming EU talks in close referendum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/iceland-to-vote-on-resuming-eu-talks-in-close-referendum",
        "published": "2026-08-26T05:34:55.000Z"
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