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  "id": 3990206,
  "title": "Mcebisi Jonas urges South Africa and Canada to strengthen middle-power cooperation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/mcebisi-jonas-urges-south-africa-and-canada-to-strengthen-middle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/2026-08-28-mcebisi-jonas-urges-south-africa-and-canada-to-strengthen-middle-power-cooperation/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mcebisi Jonas has urged South Africa and Canada to deepen cooperation with other middle powers, saying reform of global institutions is vital as trade tensions and geopolitical uncertainty intensify.",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/canada-un-strengthen-peacekeeping-capacity-through-military-observer",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:31:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "South Africa secures R7.4 billion loan for new Limpopo hospital and water infrastructure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/south-africa-secures-r7-4-billion-loan-for-new-limpopo-hospital-and",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:50:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}