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  "id": 453345,
  "title": "US not disengaging from Asia, seeks ‘partners, not protectorates’, says Pentagon official",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/us-not-disengaging-from-asia-seeks-partners-not-protectorates-says-453345",
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  "published": "2026-08-10T08:26:23.000Z",
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  "summary": "Undersecretary of defense for policy Elbridge Colby reiterated the US interest in the region as he called for greater burden-sharing and 'partnership, not dependency'.",
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        "title": "US not disengaging from Asia, seeks ‘partners, not protectorates’, says Pentagon official",
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        "title": "US not disengaging from Asia, seeks 'partners, not protectorates', says Pentagon official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/us-not-disengaging-from-asia-seeks-partners-not-protectorates-says-478702",
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