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  "id": 4667135,
  "title": "In Northern Cyprus, families wait for news of passengers from sunk ferry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/in-northern-cyprus-families-wait-for-news-of-passengers-from-sunk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:04:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/in-northern-cyprus-families-wait-for-news-of-passengers-from-sunk-ferry"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Seven people have died after a passenger boat capsized in Northern Cyprus. 267 people were on board and 23 are still missing. The boat capsized just a few miles off Kyrenia Port in northern Cyprus - a territory occupied by Turkey but not internationally recognised. The ferry has now completely sunk - and the company that operates it says it is \"deeply saddened by the tragic accident\". It says a…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Nearly 20 still missing after north Cyprus ferry capsize kills eight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nearly-20-still-missing-after-north-cyprus-ferry-capsize-kills-eight",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:46:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euro Weekly News",
        "title": "Eight dead, nearly 20 missing after Cyprus ferry sinks in 500-metre deep water",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/eight-dead-nearly-20-missing-after-cyprus-ferry-sinks-in-500-metre",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:54:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Rescuers hunt for missing after deadly Northern Cyprus ferry accident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rescuers-hunt-for-missing-after-deadly-northern-cyprus-ferry-accident",
        "published": "2026-08-31T08:41:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Rescuers continue search for missing after deadly north Cyprus ferry accident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rescuers-continue-search-for-missing-after-deadly-north-cyprus-ferry",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:00:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Mother tells how daughter slipped away in north Cyprus ferry disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mother-tells-how-daughter-slipped-away-in-north-cyprus-ferry-disaster",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:14:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Mother tells how daughter slipped away in north Cyprus ferry disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mother-tells-how-daughter-slipped-away-in-north-cyprus-ferry-disaster-4627906",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:52:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Search continues for 18 passengers after ferry capsized in northern Cyprus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/search-continues-for-18-passengers-after-ferry-capsized-in-northern",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:41:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Rescuers search for 18 missing after boat capsizes off Northern Cyprus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rescuers-search-for-18-missing-after-boat-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:59:37.000Z"
      }
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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."
}