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  "id": 4146253,
  "title": "Iceland votes on whether to resume EU membership talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/iceland-votes-on-whether-to-resume-eu-membership-talks-4146253",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T08:03:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
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    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/29/iceland-votes-on-whether-to-resume-eu-membership-talks.html"
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  "summary": "The issue of fisheries, a pillar of Iceland's economy and over which Reykjavik wants to retain exclusive control, would have to be hammered out with Brussels, which this time around appears more willing to compromise.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "In Iceland, the prospect of joining the EU generates little enthusiasm ahead of referendum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/in-iceland-the-prospect-of-joining-the-eu-generates-little-enthusiasm",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:30:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Close race as Iceland votes on whether to restart talks on joining EU",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/close-race-as-iceland-votes-on-whether-to-restart-talks-on-joining-eu",
        "published": "2026-08-29T00:56:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iceland heads to the polls in knife-edge vote on restarting EU talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/iceland-heads-to-the-polls-in-knife-edge-vote-on-restarting-eu-talks",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:18:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iceland votes on whether to resume EU membership talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/iceland-votes-on-whether-to-resume-eu-membership-talks",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:46:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU membership talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/iceland-holds-knife-edge-referendum-on-eu-membership-talks",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "Iceland referendum could put EU membership talks back on the table",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/iceland-referendum-could-put-eu-membership-talks-back-on-the-table",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:50:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Iceland votes on whether to reopen door to EU",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/iceland-votes-on-whether-to-reopen-door-to-eu",
        "published": "2026-08-29T07:48:16.000Z"
      }
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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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