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  "id": 3545209,
  "title": "Kremlin says US spy chief met with Russian counterparts during Moscow visit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/kremlin-says-us-spy-chief-met-with-russian-counterparts-during-moscow-3545209",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T16:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump did not make it clear what the officials were there to discuss, but said the visit could be useful, adding, “something may come out of it” as efforts to end the Ukraine war continue.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow resume hours after Ratcliffe visit, mayor says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/ukrainian-drone-attacks-on-moscow-resume-hours-after-ratcliffe-visit",
        "published": "2026-08-26T08:57:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "CIA chief John Ratcliffe spoke to Russian secret services, Putin aware of his visit: Kremlin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/cia-chief-john-ratcliffe-spoke-to-russian-secret-services-putin-aware",
        "published": "2026-08-26T09:35:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Moscow confirms visit of CIA Director John Ratcliffe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/moscow-confirms-visit-of-cia-director-john-ratcliffe",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:24:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Moscow Confirms Visit of CIA Director John Ratcliffe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/moscow-confirms-visit-of-cia-director-john-ratcliffe-3502600",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:18:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Nauseda: we knew about CIA chief's Moscow visit beforehand, will be briefed on results next week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/nauseda-we-knew-about-cia-chiefs-moscow-visit-beforehand-will-be",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:00:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Kremlin says US spy chief met with Russian counterparts during Moscow visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/kremlin-says-us-spy-chief-met-with-russian-counterparts-during-moscow",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:46:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Lukashenko orders military check after CIA Chief's Moscow visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/lukashenko-orders-military-check-after-cia-chiefs-moscow-visit",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:05:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}