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  "id": 3556517,
  "title": "UN special rapporteur condemns US' Palestine Action designation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/un-special-rapporteur-condemns-us-palestine-action-designation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:25:56.000Z",
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    "name": "Middle East Eye",
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    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-special-rapporteur-condemns-us-palestine-action-designation"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "UN special rapporteur condemns US' Palestine Action designation Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, has condemned US sanctions on the Palestine Action group. In a post on X, Albanese said the designation of the group as a terrorist organisation targets “those daring to hold a state accused of [international] crimes accountable”. “Clear…",
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Hundreds of academics and lawyers urge Burnham to lift Palestine Action ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/hundreds-of-academics-and-lawyers-urge-burnham-to-lift-palestine",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:00:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "US imposes sanctions on Palestine Action group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-imposes-sanctions-on-palestine-action-group",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:46:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "US sanctions Palestine Action and other 'far-left groups' over alleged support for terrorism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-sanctions-palestine-action-and-other-far-left-groups-over-alleged",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:15:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "US designates UK-based Palestine Action as terrorist group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-designates-uk-based-palestine-action-as-terrorist-group",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:58:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "US designates UK-based Palestine Action ‘terrorist organisation’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-designates-uk-based-palestine-action-terrorist-organisation",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:11:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "US designates Palestine Action a terrorist group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-designates-palestine-action-a-terrorist-group",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:31:45.000Z"
      }
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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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