{
  "id": 5219157,
  "title": "Top US envoy meets defense minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/top-us-envoy-meets-defense-minister-5219157",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T01:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/others/20260903/top-us-envoy-meets-defense-minister"
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  "summary": "US Ambassador to Korea Michelle Steel met with Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Thursday. This was her first meeting with Ahn since taking up her post in late July. Steel was accompanied by US Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson.\n\nThe meeting took place at the defense ministry headquarters in Yongsan. According to The Korea Times, Steel and Ahn were expected to discuss key alliance issues, including Seoul's efforts to regain wartime operational control (OPCON) from the US.\n\nSteel has previously met with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan, also in August.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Top U.S. envoy meets defense minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/top-u-s-envoy-meets-defense-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-03T01:28:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Top US envoy meets defense minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/top-us-envoy-meets-defense-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-03T01:42:03.000Z"
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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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