{
  "id": 3919550,
  "title": "Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-king-harald-v-dies-at-89-and-his-son-becomes-king-haakon-viii-3919550",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T07:41:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/international/2026/08/28/norways-king-harald-v-dies-at-89-and-his-son-becomes-king-haakon-viii/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "King Harald V of Norway has died at the age of 89, leaving his son, Prince Haakon, to assume the throne as King Haakon VIII. The popular monarch, who went into exile during World War II and married his high school sweetheart, is remembered for his modernization of the royal house and unwavering faith in the Norwegian people.",
  "summary": "STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart, died Friday. He was 89. The palace said he died at the National Hospital in Oslo […] The post Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII appeared…",
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Norway's King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-king-harald-v-dies-at-89-and-his-son-becomes-king-haakon-viii",
        "published": "2026-08-28T07:11:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Norway’s King Harald V Dies at 89 and His Son Becomes King Haakon VIII",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-king-harald-v-dies-at-89-and-his-son-becomes-king-haakon-viii-3922737",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:01:29.000Z"
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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."
}