{
  "id": 371752,
  "title": "Passage of ships to Black Sea continues smoothly, Turkish officials say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/passage-of-ships-to-black-sea-continues-smoothly-turkish-officials-say",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T11:46:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/passage-ships-black-sea-continues-smoothly-turkish-officials-say"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ANKARA, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Ships are passing smoothly through the Turkish straits to the Black Sea despite heightened concerns about safety, two Turkish government officials told Reuters on Sunday. On Saturday, Bloomberg News reported that Ankara had restricted commercial ship traffic entering the Black Sea following attacks on vessels there, including Turkish-owned ships. Turkey has issued…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}