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  "title": "Iceland rejects EU membership talks in referendum vote, projections show",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/iceland-rejects-eu-membership-talks-in-referendum-vote-projections",
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  "published": "2026-08-30T08:50:49.000Z",
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        "title": "Trump’s Greenland threats cast a shadow on Iceland’s vote on whether to trigger EU membership talks",
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        "outlet": "Sky News",
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        "published": "2026-08-30T07:42:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iceland rejects EU-accession talks plan in referendum",
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        "published": "2026-08-30T07:57:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Iceland votes 'No' to further EU accession talks in tight result",
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        "published": "2026-08-30T08:09:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Iceland rejects EU membership plan in referendum, after almost all votes were counted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/iceland-rejects-eu-membership-plan-in-referendum-after-almost-all",
        "published": "2026-08-30T08:34:16.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Local Spain",
        "title": "Iceland votes 'No' to resuming EU talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/iceland-votes-no-to-resuming-eu-talks",
        "published": "2026-08-30T10:01:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Local Sweden",
        "title": "Iceland votes 'No' to resuming EU talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/iceland-votes-no-to-resuming-eu-talks-4394928",
        "published": "2026-08-30T10:01:37.000Z"
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