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  "id": 354360,
  "title": "Activists, foreign ministry clash over approval process for Ukraine trip",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/activists-foreign-ministry-clash-over-approval-process-for-ukraine-354360",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T07:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260809/activists-foreign-ministry-clash-over-approval-process-for-ukraine-trip"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rights activists under police investigation over an unauthorized visit to Ukraine in May say the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked them to secure a recommendation from the unification minister as part of their application for exceptional passport-use approval — a requirement the ministry says it never imposed. Earlier this month, police notified the activists that they were being investigated on…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Activists, foreign ministry clash over approval process for Ukraine trip",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/activists-foreign-ministry-clash-over-approval-process-for-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-08-09T07:12:03.000Z"
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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."
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